The term “digital cinema” refers to the use of new computer technology, such as the ability to create synthetic graphics for action films. l.

Prior to, thousands of drawings were required to create animated videos that lasted several minutes. Drawing loops were utilised as labor-saving gadgets to pass the time. In “Gertie the Dinosaur,” Gertie does nothing except rock back and forth most of the time. Still, every frame was drawn from scratch. Only the minor variation in the figure was usually altered, while the full image was replicated each time. McCay completed the six-minute film over the course of three years.

Animation became a technical development for film, which was no longer a kid’s medium. This is when the intricacy of the medium is evident, as the animation’s intricate detail almost completely eclipses the live action video. Characters in early cel animation had to be simplistic due to aesthetic requirements, but computer modelling allowed for incredibly realistic and intricate animation. 

Even live-action performers in the 2009 film “Avatar” undergo digital effects to create a completely made-up fantasy world for the characters to live in. Cinema, having started off in animation, has ultimately come full circle. 

Manovich even goes so far as to assert that “live-action footage is one of the many elements of digital cinema, which is a special case of animation.” Computer animation is currently the dominating paradigm in filmmaking, whilst traditional hand-animation has essentially been replaced.

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References:

Barbara Cail, 2013. ‘Cinema in The digital age. Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=philsp

http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/Cel_Animation