Science and Technology Section Computer Animator Think of all the amazing special effects in movies and computer games. Dinosaurs, monsters, explosions, people who change into something else, time travel, space travel, people flying, buildings falling, ships sinking-the list goes on. This is exciting and fun because we can actually see things that we could only imagine before. The answer is computer animation.
Animators use lasers to scan real people or things into digital form in their computers.
Then they create directions to have the image move in a certain way. Then the animator uses her computer to put in light, shadow, and colors to make the characters look like they would in real life. Other people put together the scenes, background, sound effects, music, and script. If it sounds like a lot of work, you're right. Fifty animators worked on the movie Dinosaur.