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Windlight Studios

Windlight Studios was a computer animation and visual effects' company established in 1993, and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was folded into the holdings of Canada's Nelvana studio in 1997. Its co-founder, Scott Dyer, became Nelvana's senior vice president in charge of production in late 2001.

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Windlight Studios was a computer animation and visual effects' company established in 1993, and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was folded into the holdings of Canada's Nelvana studio in 1997. Its co-founder, Scott Dyer, became Nelvana's senior vice president in charge of production in late 2001.

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  1. date of establishment: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372816125

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