The 2D animation of today isn’t quite like cartoons of the past. With new techniques at their disposal, filmmakers are expanding the visuals they can create to tell rich, compelling stories.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: When the animation process for Netflix's "Klaus" began, it looked something like this. It eventually started looking like a pretty impressive 2D ...

"We love animation," art director Chad Moldenhauer said. "The 32-bit generation came out and we saw higher quality 2D, and then it just faded away.

Ming-Na Wen, the voice of 'Mulan,' narrates 'Pencils Vs Pixels,' a new animation documentary set to premiere at Annecy Animation Festival next week. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...