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PEBefore computers transformed animation, artists created every movement by hand, one drawing at a time.
At studios like Walt Disney Animation Studios, animators would draw thousands of individual frames on paper. These drawings were placed on a light table or animation desk and flipped quickly to check how the motion flowed. By slightly changing each drawing, artists could bring characters to life with smooth, believable movement.
A typical animated scene might require 24 drawings for just one second of animation. That means a short sequence could involve hundreds—or even thousands—of hand-drawn frames.
This painstaking process is how many classic films from The Walt Disney Company were created, including masterpieces like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Lion King.
Watching an animator flip through the pages reveals the magic behind traditional animation: a stack of simple drawings that, when viewed in rapid succession, transform into a living character.
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