on the bottom floor is an exhibit room showing the history and science of animation, including a three-dimensional zoetrope named "bouncing totoro", with models of characters from "my neighbor totoro" (1988). on the first floor is a mock-up of an animation studio. called "where a film is born," the five-room exhibit is meant to showcase the creative process of an animation filmmaker such as illustration techniques. packed with books and toys, the room also displays drawings and illustrations that cover the walls. another exhibit demonstrates the process of creating an animated film, with sketches, storyboarding, keyframing, cleanup, coloring and background painting.