3D in the 1930s

Since the beginning of animation, filmmakers have striven to give a three dimensional feel to their films, Some techniques, like stop motion seemed a natural way to achieve this look. By the 1930s other methods applied to the two dimensional elements of traditional animation came into play. 3D in the 1930s, using copious film clips and some little known insights is a fond look back at these achievements, all remarkable at the time and still inspiring today.