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How Disney’s multiplane camera worked | Create CG

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The Disney multiplane camera explained, 1957. Before its creation, animations were largely flat because they were created using single layers of artwork. Disney sought to overcome this limitation and enhance the viewer’s experience by simulating a three-dimensional environment. Introduced in the 1930s, the multiplane camera used multiple layers of artwork placed at various distances from the camera, which allowed for independent movement of each layer. This technique created a parallax effect, m