Mr. REX GRIGNON (Character Animation, "Madagascar"): You know, we couldn't even bend things in the early days.

NPR: Making an Animated Escape to 'Madagascar'

Mr. GRIGNON: We've been knocking off these things that have been really difficult.

NPR: Making an Animated Escape to 'Madagascar'

Mr. GRIGNON: You know, when you watch a drawn cartoon, to me it's always like you're looking at a painting.

NPR: Making an Animated Escape to 'Madagascar'

Francois Grignon of the International Crisis Group said it may still be hard to quell violence even after Nkunda's arrest.

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It's often done in just one frame, and the audience is hardly aware it's happened says chief character animator Rex Grignon.

NPR: Making an Animated Escape to 'Madagascar'

' Grignon says with new technologies, it's possible to produce features that bring together the best of the old and the new.

NPR: Making an Animated Escape to 'Madagascar'

Mr. GRIGNON: The goal is how far can we push it but still have it feel like it's always the same character?

NPR: Making an Animated Escape to 'Madagascar'

Andy Grignon, who worked on the first iPhone, tells me all the time about how Jobs would kill a project or send it back for more work.

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