I have just read somewhere that Disney has made a pledge to stick to classic animation, is it true?

Question

I have just read somewhere that Disney has made a pledge to stick to classic animation, is it true?
Do you think they will stick to it?
Or will they just go back to CG after it fails? Will the public allow 2D animation to become a success once again or are they more satisfied with 3D computer animation?
What do you think?
Please share.

Answer 1

I think they will make the one or other classic animated cartoon, but most of what they make will be CG animations.

Answer 2

This press release was issued on December 19, 2006. The short answer: yes, there are more 2D animated movies in the works. They dropped 2D years ago, but it's coming back.

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http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-12-19/

John Lasseter and Ed Catmull are planning to return the Walt Disney Co.'s studios in Burbank to its roots as a "traditional" (hand-drawn) animation company exclusively, while Pixar will continue to turn out computer-animated (CG) features, Disney watcher Jim Hill reported on his website www.jimhillmedia.com today (Tuesday).

In doing so, Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Disney Animation, and Catmull, the unit's president, will be reversing Disney's efforts over the past three years to, in Hill's words, "retrain that studio's staff as well as to change Disney Feature Animation into a state-of-the-art CG operation." Hill observed that the plan has not yet been "entirely embraced" by Disney CEO Robert Iger.

One result of the about-face, Hill noted, has been the cancellation of Disney's plans to produce the computer-animated American Dog, a movie conceived and supervised by Chris Sanders, who ironically was responsible for Disney's last big hand-drawn hit, Lilo and Stitch.

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http://www.cinematical.com/2006/12/19/back-to-hand-drawing-for-disney/

There isn't a specific answer to why the change happened, but one rumor centers around Chris Sanders who is responsible for Lilo and Stitch and the upcoming film American Dog. Lilo and Stitch, if you can remember, was hand-drawn -- and was a huge success. Perhaps they're hoping the same hand-drawn success with American Dog.

Answer 3

I'm glad there going back about a year or two ago they said that they weren't going to do anymore 2d animation. CG is good but i prefer the classic stuff

Answer 4

Disney has recently announced that they will be returning to the classical animation tradition that has made them popular (and rich to boot). The first project is "The Frog Princess" and the heroine will be the first African-American princess in Disney's animation history.

Answer 5

I had heard they were going to be going back to classic animation, which makes me happy. I keep looking at all of these movies that they are releasing from the vault and all of the new movies they have been releasing. There is just no comparison, in my opinion.

Answer 6

It's true, I'm going to miss the CG stuff...I like that better.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

i believe that the next movie there going back to individual cell animation...


cool.. i say...