What year was the film, which used the process to generate animated images and is attached to "The Smurfs" film, released?
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol is an American computer/traditionally animated short film based on "The Smurfs" comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo. The animated short was written by Todd Berger and directed by Troy Quane, and it stars the voices of George Lopez, Jack Angel, Melissa Sturm, Fred Armisen, Gary Basaraba, Anton Yelchin and Hank Azaria. The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation with the animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Duck Studios. "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol" was released on DVD on December 2, 2011, attached to "The Smurfs" film.
Squigglevision Squigglevision is a patented method of computer animation in which the outlines of shapes are made to wiggle and undulate, emulating the effect of sketchily hand-drawn animation. Tom Snyder of Tom Snyder Productions invented the technique, which his animation studio Soup2Nuts subsequently used in "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist", "Dick and Paula Celebrity Special", "Home Movies", "O'Grady", and "Science Court".