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Animation delves inside the concepts, drafts, sketches and final pixels of the most popular animated movies such as "The Incredibles", "Cars" and "A Shark's Tale".

Featured Article:  How 'Cars' Works

A fantasy world inhabited only by cars is the setting of the Disney/Pixar collaboration "Cars." Learn about the animation process as we take you behind the scenes with director John Lasseter. See more »

How ActiveX for Animation Works

How ActiveX for Animation Works

ActiveX allows internet users to play animations and movies in their we browsers. Learn more about ActiveX.

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How Computer Animation Works

How Computer Animation Works

Computer animation makes possible many things that could not be done with traditional animation. Learn more about this fast-growing field.

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How Machinima Works

How Machinima Works

Machinima takes its name from the combination of the words machine and cinema --machinima films use virtual environments and actors from video games to tell stories. Just why is this platform so popular?

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Inside 'Shark Tale'

Inside 'Shark Tale'

Have you ever noticed how much Will Smith and Renee Zellweger resemble fish? Neither did we until Dreamworks "fishified" the actors into Oscar and Angie for the animated movie “Shark Tale.”

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Making 'The Incredibles'

Making 'The Incredibles'

For "The Incredibles," CGI masters at Pixar tackled the Holy Grail of computer animation: realistic humans. See what the creative team told us about producing this mega hit.

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Why did 'The Simpsons Movie' take so long to make?

Why did 'The Simpsons Movie' take so long to make?

The Simpsons Movie' has been a long time coming, with writers working on and improving the script since 2003. Read more about 'The Simpsons Movie' and its even earlier beginnings as a series of animated shorts in the 1980s.

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How 'Cars' Works

How 'Cars' Works

A fantasy world inhabited only by cars is the setting of the Disney/Pixar collaboration "Cars." Learn about the animation process as we take you behind the scenes with director John Lasseter.

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How 'Finding Nemo' Works

How 'Finding Nemo' Works

'Finding Nemo' was a blockbuster movie that also set the standard for animation technology. Here is a close look at how this spectacular movie came to be.

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How 'Monsters, Inc.' Works

How 'Monsters, Inc.' Works

'Monsters Inc.' is one of Disney-Pixar's cleverest and best-loved animated features. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this splendid film -- a combination of high-tech sparkle and heartwarming characters.

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How 'The Incredibles' Works

How 'The Incredibles' Works

The Incredibles' wasn't only a box-office smash hit -- it was also a technological marvel of animation. In this article we go behind the scenes to find out how 'The Incredibles' was made. Learn more about 'The Incredibles.'

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How Disney Princess Works

How Disney Princess Works

It started with Snow White six decades ago. Now it's an entertainment and marketing dynasty known as Disney Princess. Learn about Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas and Sleeping Beauty in this article.

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