This document discusses the history and evolution of 3D digital animation techniques from the early 1970s to present day. It mentions pioneering researchers in 3D modeling from the 1970s and some of the earliest uses of 3D graphics in films from the late 1970s to early 1990s. It also notes important milestones like the first fully 3D animated feature film Toy Story in 1995 and the use of motion capture in The Lord of the Rings films. The document concludes by mentioning a 2011 Christmas-themed animated film as an example of modern 3D animation.

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3D Digital Animation Techniques
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3D Modeling
Frederic Parke (1972) Edwin Catmull (1972)

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Feature film
Futureworld (1976)

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3D Graphics in cinema
Star Wars Episode IV : A new Hope (1977)

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3D Graphics in cinema
Tron (1982)

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3D Graphics in cinema
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

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3D Graphics in cinema
Jurassic Park(1993)

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3D animated movie
Toy Story (1995)

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3D Motion Capture
The Lord of the Rings (2002)

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Stop-Motion/Clay-Mation
Gumby(1955) Wallace and Gromit (1989)

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3D Animation Today
Arthur’s Christmas (2011)