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Animation has played a large role in film and architecture since the being of both industries, it's origins from simple sketches has been transferred through the technological capabilities of computers and now animation and CGI have the ability to take film into new territories. Some of the first films to use animation were "The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari" and the avant-garde moment. The mixed use of real characters and settings with animation started to real a hidden madness of the plot through it's props, and scenes. Shrewd perspectives, off-set angles and two-dimensional backdrops was first used in the Dr. Caligari film in the early 20th century. This film was one of first films to successfully portray madness, it not only portrayed it in the plot but in the all aspects of the film, where the scenes represented more than just a setting but were the product of a characters imagination.