“Nessie Junior” is a high-end CGI-animated movie based on the tale of the Loch Ness Monster, the mythical creature that has enchanted sightseers in the Scottish Highlands ever since it was ...

Similarly, a lot of CGI animation in movies involves series of drawings or renderings on a computer screen. These are used to create that same illusion to make something look photo-realistic.

The production combines 3D CGI with the aesthetic of traditional hand-drawn animation, to give a similar look to recent DreamWorks hit The Wild Robot, and before that, Puss in Boots. At the heart ...