In 2013, Disney released the animated movie ‘Frozen’.
It became the highest grossing animated movie of all time.
In movies, ‘highest grossing’ means the movie that made the most money.
People all around the world love watching animated films.
They are not just for children.
In fact, for the year 2013, three of the top ten highest grossing films of the year were animated!
Animation has changed a lot over time.
In the past, artists drew pictures for animation.
When we see one picture after another very quickly, it is like the picture is moving.
That is animation.
Have you ever seen a flipbook? A flipbook had many drawings.
When you flip the drawings quickly, it looks like animation.
Animations used to be slow and simple.
Today, most animation is done using computers.
The animation is made by artists using technology.
Today’s animated movies can look almost real!