The reading talks about the importance of animation and it’s origin. The reading says that animating the the pictures the message can be conveyed in a different manner than something recorded live action. With the use of animation the director can emphasize things that couldn’t be emphasized in other forms. With animation it allows for subtleties to be brought to the forefront. Animation is a new medium that allows the audience to see how the object interacts with it’s environment instead of just admiring the picture in the moment taken in photograph.