computer animation: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	computer-generated imagery • CGI

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Woody and Buzz Lightyear appear to fly above a bedroom floor surrounded by other Toy Story characters, including Bo Peep, Mr. Potato Head, Rex, and green army men.

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John Frassanito

American industrial designer

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Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, with her dog, Toto, from the motion picture film The Wizard of Oz (1939); directed by Mervyn LeRay. (cinema, movies)

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