A motion-picture camera rig that holds several layers of artwork at different distances from the lens and moves them independently, so the further layers shift more slowly than the near ones, producing an illusion of depth and parallax in traditional animation. William Garity's advanced version for Walt Disney Studios, completed in early 1937, was tested in the Silly Symphony The Old Mill before its full use in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, though Lotte Reiniger had already used a multi-layer glass setup in 1926 and Ub Iwerks built his own rig in 1933.
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Introduced Year1937 marks completion of William Garity's advanced multiplane camera for Walt Disney Studios, used on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; earlier multi-layer rigs preceded it (see origin-note). OriginLotte Reiniger and Carl Koch used an early multi-layer glass setup for their animated feature The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926), and Ub Iwerks built his own multiplane rig, partly from salvaged automobile parts, in 1933, both before William Garity's more advanced design for Walt Disney Studios was completed in early 1937 and tested in the Silly Symphony The Old Mill. 1 Connections
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The movements are calculated and photographed frame by frame, with the result being an illusion of depth by having several layers of artwork moving at different speeds: the further away from the camera, the slower the speed.
Developed By: Walt Disney
The movements are calculated and photographed frame by frame, with the result being an illusion of depth by having several layers of artwork moving at different speeds: the further away from the camera, the slower the speed.
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