The shift to 3d

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In 1994, Dreamworks SKG was formed. How formed it? (Hint: their surnames make the SKG)	Stephen Spielberg Jeffery Katzenberg David Geffen
What was Dreamworks SKG's first movie? Can you name the year?	Peacemaker, 1997
Name the first fully 3D animated movie, what year was it released? What companies produced it?	Toy Story, 1995 John Lasseter wins Oscar for dev and application techniques in the film. Disney & Pixar
Alias & Wavepoint merge, what do they later go on to produce?	Maya, which is later brought by Autodesk
Pocahontas was released in 1995, what can you tell me about it?	Had more adult themes, made less $$, did not appeal to kids.
The Hunchback of Notre dame was released in 1996, what can you tell me about it?	Rich artistic and visual merit. Created using a combination of computer and hand drawn animation, especially in terms of crowd generation. 34th feature
In 1997 Disney released their 35th feature. What was it?	Hercules, critically acclaimed but did't do well in terms of $$ earned.
What was Pixar's first short since in 1989? What can you tell me about it?	"Geri's Game" Old man playing chess with himself. Used as a test bed for the animation techniques (subdivision surface modeling) Pixar would use in Toy Story 2 and A Bugs Life. Wins Oscar for best animated short.
Alias\|Wavefront release what in 1998?	Maya 1.0 Making all other 3D animation software obsolete.
In 1998 Dreamworks SKG release?	The Prince of Egypt
Disney release's their 36th feature Mulan. What can you tell me about it?	Different type of female lead, not a fairy princess. True heroine, not pretty in the usually fashion of Disney.
Pixar's A Bugs life is released earning 4x the production cost. What year was this?	1998
In 1999 Pixar releases their 3rd feature, earning more $$ domestically than any other movie to date (except Lion King) What is it?	Toy Story 2
In 1999, George Lucas releases Episode One: The Phantom Menace, it is over 90% what? What was Jar Jar Binks?	90% Digitally Created. Jar Jar Binks the first photo real animated character.
Disney released their 27th Feature " Tarzan" Their last feature before?	A huge slump
Brad Bird releases what movie? When?	The Iron Giant, 1999 Great story and animation but WB messes up the promotional stuff and it doesn't do as well as it should.
Three Major shifts that caused the shift from 2D to 3D. 1.	Changed aesthetics by audiences, getting used to seeing visual effects. The SFX in movies like Independence day, Twister, Titanic, Men in Black, people LOVED! People view SFX as more visually exciting and better than 2D.
Three Major shifts that caused the shift from 2D to 3D. 2.	Broadening audiences of CG through effects driven movies. Before VFX a big divide between kids movies and adult movies. During the 90's kids went to cinema to watch movies with parents, like Jurassic Park and Titanic. Believabilty provided something for everyone.
Tree Major shifts that caused the shift from 2D to 3D. 3.	Bad stories in traditionally animated movies. Studios thought they'd get more viewers if they used more adult themes. Instead of writing stories to appeal to the kid in all of us they wrote for adults and hoped the kids would like it too. After the Loin King

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