Toy Story，Cars，F(xiàn)inding Nemo，Wall-E，Up—you have probably watched all these films. （1）

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F

.Let's go through the process of creating a cartoon film.
  Creating the storyboard
   The first step is to write down the main ideas of the story. （2）

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A

.Based on the storyboard，the art department creates the first draft for the characters，their clothing and emotions，and the design sets.
   Making characters using 3 D modelling
   A special computer program is used to create 3 D shapes of the characters，sets and props-this is called modelling. （3）

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.Special equipment is used to record points on these shapes.This information is then sent to a software program which recreates the 3 D shape.
    Making them move
   The layout crew（攝影構(gòu)圖組） decide how these characters should move and then the cartoonists take over.They use 3 D software to create the movements of each character，the skeleton's （骨架） movements，facial expressions and more，between key frames（幀）in the story.（4）

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D

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   Dressing up for the show
   The sets and props are "dressed" according to the designs laid out by the art department.The skin and hair for the characters，their costumes as well as special lighting effects such as shadows，shining reflections are also created.
   Letting the show begin
   （5）

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.The computers draw each frame one by one，with each frame slightly different from the previous one.Each frame takes 5-6 hours to create-imagine how much computing power and time it will take to create 24 frames per second of a 2-hour film!

A.From that，storyboards are drawn.
B.All these films have cost a large amount of money.
C.Remember too，that the movements have to be smooth!
D.Some of these shapes are simple，but some are very complex.
E.The decorations of the sets and props are created using a software.
F.Have you ever wondered how these amazing cartoon films were made？
G.All the 3 D characters，their movements，and lighting are to be done by computers.