I Feel Like Giving Up Hope For Disney Doing 2D Animation

[TsWade2]

And ever since I heard Disney gutted hand drawn animation with lay offs three years ago, I was very upset. I want to see Disney do another hand drawn animated feature, but sadly, they can't! They already killed it for financial reasons. I know they've been using a meander for shorts like Paperman, but I doubt they'll use it for future animated features. DVDizzy.com officially declared that hand drawn animation is dead at disney. They said that Disney studios only have four hand drawn animators, and that's not enough to do future animated feature with meander. With that being said, I feel like giving up hope for hand drawn animation and decided to get with the times and accept reality that hand drawn animation is dead. And I think Klaus, Hullabaloo, and Dragon's Lair will fail at the box office. I'm sorry, but I can't take this long obsession any more.

 

[BrianL]

2D animation is not completely dead, but it's only on TV now, or the occasional short. There is some strong 2D animation on Disney's TV outlets though with more coming. I think eventually it will see a resurgence, but for now 3D is the more popular choice. Bear in mind, when 2D is done, it will still be heavily computer animated as opposed to hand drawn.

Fun fact: In the upcoming Moana, the tattoos on Maui's body are hand-drawn animation layered over the 3D model. That's pretty cool!