Literature Review

Beck 2004 argues that CGI’s rise caused many traditional animation studios to dramatically change their production methods, also stating that ‘CGI went from being the exception to being the rule’. Meanwhile Thomson & Bordwell 2010 argues that as CGI rose and became more popular. Cell animation declined, despite having a moderate success with ‘Lilo & Stitch’ is 2002, Disney suffered the expensive failure of ‘Treasure Planet’ and shut down its cell-animation studios in 2004, becoming almost entirely dependant on Pixar. They also state that Disney retreated to ‘FX Heavy’ live action films such as ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’.

However CGI has not always been such a massive success. As Beck 2004 explains, Toy story wouldn’t have happened if Disney hasn’t financed the film; Toy story took four years the make, and without Disney wouldn’t be financially viable. Beck 2004 summarises the situation very easily. Computer animation has taken over Hollywood. Due to the success of numerous CG films (Finding Nemo, Ice Age and Shrek), Hollywood studios have abandoned traditional hand-drawn techniques. Disney has downsized and Pixar as triumphed.

References:
Thompson, K, Bordwell, D., 2010 Film Industry: An introduction, Mcgraw Hill International edition

Beck, J, 2004, Animation Art, Flame tree Publishing



Hope I did the references right, and i wasnt sure if what I wrote was long enough.