dec 26, 2001 - Tech: Monster inc Fur - Fizt: -11th Highest Grossing Animated Film of the 2000s -Developed FIZT - Physics engine to understand dynamic movement of hair and clothing -FIZT Allowed Animators to focus on character performance instead of dynamic animating.

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Monsters, Inc.(2001), the 11th highest-grossing animated film of the 2000s ("List of highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s - Wikipedia", 2021) was a bold advancement in animation technology due to its invention of Fizt, A physics tool designed to speed up special effects production, primarily in dynamic animation such as Hair, fur & clothing. ("What is Fizt (physics tool)? - Definition from WhatIs.com", 2021) ("Documentary - Photorealistic Hairy Creatures and Characters", 2021)

Animators often worked with hairless versions of models as the Hair was added post animation using Fizt. Fizt would manipulate groups of hairs to create patterns of movement simulating real-world laws of physics. This allowed animators to focus on character performance without animating over almost 3 million individual hairs for dynamic features such as gravity, density, or wind emulation. ("Monsters, Inc. : Production Notes", 2021) ("Monsters, Inc.: Early Tests (HQ)", 2021)

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Documentary - Photorealistic Hairy Creatures and Characters. Youtube.com. (2021). Retrieved 9 May 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDHBHvkEJoQ.

List of highest-grossing animated films of the 2000s - Wikipedia. En.wikipedia.org. (2021). Retrieved 9 May 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_animated_films_of_the_2000s.

Monsters, Inc. : Production Notes. Cinema.com. (2021). Retrieved 9 May 2021, from https://www.cinema.com/articles/724/monsters-inc-production-notes.phtml.

Monsters, Inc.: Early Tests (HQ). Youtube.com. (2021). Retrieved 9 May 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I1EHr6TpZE.

What is Fizt (physics tool)? - Definition from WhatIs.com. WhatIs.com. (2021). Retrieved 9 May 2021, from https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Fizt-physics-tool.

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