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When was the First Golden Age of Animation? This was a period in American animation history beginning in 1928 that began with the introduction of sound cartoons. The new medium of television introduced in the 60’s drew audiences away from the traditional movie theatres. The 1960’s introduced an impressive number of kids animated films; such characters as Tom and Jerry, Superman, Woody Woodpecker, Felix the Cat as well as a huge range of Disney characters. Walt Disney’s first films; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi came into being during this era. What then is the Second Golden Age of Animation? It is happening today. Labour intensive cell animation or 2D has now been superseded by computer generated 3D. Very labor intensive, cell animation was the backbone of the Disney corporation production facility and other companies such as Hanna Barbera. The introduction of computers, while slow to take hold, has completely changed the face of animation production taking animation from …

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