Running concurrent to this trend was a rise in the number of animation studios that either switched over to CG-animation or did CG-animation from the onset. Throughout the remainder of the 90’s and into the early 2000’s hand-drawn animation was still in vogue, even as a number of flops started to pop up occasionally ( Quest for Camelot, The Iron Giant, Titan A.E. CG-animation was the way of the future, and what better way to prove it than the success story that was Toy Story.
Not only did it mark the beginning of an iconic franchise (now set to receive a fourth installment), but it was also a watershed moment for the animation industry. Of course, that would all change when Toy Story hit the scene. Back then, the idea of a fully CG-animated feature film (let alone it becoming industry standard) was almost unheard of. During this time hand-drawn animation was still prevalent in US theaters everywhere and was arguably still in its ultimate prime, while CG animation was still in its infancy and not yet the industry standard (as is the case today). Let’s rewind the clocks to November 22 of 1995, when the first Toy Story bowed in theaters.
Now, you might be asking yourself, “What do you mean when the animation industry was ‘forever shifted’ by the course of one company?”. There was no way that Pixar, the studio that forever shifted the course of the animation industry, would not recover from a three-film tumble that started with Cars 2. But I guess on some level, this was to be expected. Thanks to a little film called Inside Out, Pixar is once again in the good graces of critics and audiences everywhere and, judging by the recently released trailer for The Good Dinosaur, its comeback phase looks to continue unabated. The Question at Hand (Introduction)ĭid Pixar kill hand-drawn animation in the U.S.?Ĭurrently, Pixar is enjoying an ascendant comeback. With all that out the way, let’s go to the question. You might not be happy with it (not that I expect you to be), but I’m happy with it simply for the fact that it might challenge you in the same way that it challenged me. How could I write this in a way that is satisfying? How could I give an explanation that is worthy of my time devoted to this article and of providing an answer to the question at hand? Now, in hindsight, I’m glad I wrote this. But, if I’m being honest, I had to think really hard about this article. I never, ever go into these type of articles with the intention of asking questions that are easy to answer in one go. It’s one that will definitely cause a divide among readers on both sides of the equation. Alas, it was this ‘something’ that prompted me to go back and ask a hard question. Just when you think that you’ve squeezed the subject for all of its worth, something comes along that unveils a new layer to the conversation and injects it with new vibrancy and life. By my personal admission, the topic of hand-drawn animation and its current state in the animation industry is a subject that I always keep coming back to.
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