Animation History

Read the article posted here: https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/quick-history-animation/ Use it to answer the following questions.

Animation is simply

• the act of creating the illusion of movement through still images

• drawing a moving cartoon character

• mixing pictures to create a scene

• the act of creating the characters that are still

The very first feature-length animation created using traditional methods was entitled

• El Apóstol

• Gertie the Dinosaur

• Toy Story

The only copy of the film was destroyed in a

• house fire

• tornado

• hurricane

• volcanic eruption

To many, the word “animation” begins and ends with

• Google

• Adobe Animate

• Walt Disney

What was the first Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) animated film?

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

• Toy Story

• Moore's Law

• Frozen

Time for some research! What colleges in Texas offer degrees or courses in animation?

https://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/architecture/visualization/#text Follow the link to the Texas A&M Visualization program page. Between the Category A and B courses, what is the lowest a student's GPA (grade point average) can be?

• 3.6 (B+)

• 3.0 (B)

• 2.0 (C)

• 4.0 (A+)

https://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/architecture/visualization/#coursestext Follow the link. What would be your favorite class on the course list? and Why?