An animated debate

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The technique of rotoscoping was invented by cartoonist Max Fleischer in 1917. In rotoscoping, a device is used to project live-action, filmed footage onto the animator's drawing board. From there, the image is traced and lifelike images are produced and animated. While proving economical and long-lived, rotoscoping never gained widespread acceptance among animators, who continued to use it but only for background action. In 2001, film director Richard Linklater produced a full-length rotoscope feature called "Waking Life," which has revived and updated the technique.

United States, Usage

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Eric Owen Moss

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Eric Owen Moss, a Los Angeles native, is one of the leading architects of Southern California. The site of Moss's work and his office is Culver City, the largest industrial base in United States. From the early 1980s, a local developer Frederick Smith began turning some of the disused warehouses and factories into workers' homes. Smith hired Moss to design the factories so that they could be subdivided into smaller offices. Gradually the reconstructions expanded and became complex as cultural facilities were also added. Moss is trying for commissions from abroad.

Innovations, Services, Appreciation, Architects, Architecture, Moss, Eric Owen

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'R toys us?

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Steve Job's company, Pixar, has worked with the Disney Company to produce the first all-digital feature length film, 'Toy Story.' Pixar invented MenV, a software that produces three-dimensional images. This revolutionized digital animation technology. The movie revolves around toys that come to life in suburban house in Central California . Pixar is developing a CD-Rom which corresponds to the movie, while Disney is releasing dolls based on the movie's characters.

Evaluation, Product introduction, Portrayals, Walt Disney Co. Consumer Products, Pixar Animation Studios, Computer animation, Toy Story (Motion picture)

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