Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderA long time ago I saw a rather good behind the scenes of Aladdin. I was quite surprised to see that after writing the script they had stand-in actors do the entire script, which they then did animatics (storyboards times to the recorded audio) to, after which they edited the story. Only then did final actors record. Then redo animatics and editing before doing final animation. Imagine my surprise watching the documentary on Hayao Miyazaki, where he has a 100…
I worked in the 3D animation industry for 6 years. This is a great overview and something I could have benefited from when starting as a sysadmin in the sector! Edit: Looks like the reviews for Wish are terrible. Maybe this intro to the industry was the best thing to come out of the film!
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 396
- Total comments
- 188
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-07 | Disney Filmmaking ProcessFirst breakout · Best thread | mariuz | 276 | 166 |
| 2024-08-09 | Animated Film Making ProcessLatest 20+ point return | oumua_don17 | 118 | 22 |
| 2026-01-22 | Disney Animation – Filmmaking Process | NikxDa | 2 | 0 |