akc@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Bruce Cox) (11/21/88)
I'm working on a paper on the history and development of computer graphics. One of my subjects in this paper is the work of computer graphics in motion pictures and television. I'm looking for any sources that might be able to help me on this paper. If anyone knows of any good references, I would greatly appreciate it if you could email them to me. I'm also interested in finding more works that have been produced by Pixar. The only one that I'm familiar with now is the Genesis Effect from The Wrath of Kahn that they produced when they were still Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Laboratory. Thanks in advance! Bruce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Cox UUCP: akj@mace.cc.purdue.edu BITNET: clone@purccvm.bitnet "Of All The Things I've Lost, It's My Mind I Miss The Most" -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
akc@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Bruce Cox) (11/21/88)
In article <1199@mace.cc.purdue.edu>, akc@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Bruce Cox) writes: > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bruce Cox UUCP: akj@mace.cc.purdue.edu BITNET: clone@purccvm.bitnet > "Of All The Things I've Lost, It's My Mind I Miss The Most" > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oops, sorry. I just posted this and noticed my signature was wrong. My UUCP address should be.... akc@mace.cc.purdue.edu not akj. Bruce
efo@pixar.uucp (efo) (11/23/88)
In article <1199@mace.cc.purdue.edu> akc@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Bruce Cox) writes: >I'm also interested in finding more works that have been produced by >Pixar. I'm more than happy to respond to this one. 1982 Star Trek II - the "Genesis Demo" 1984 The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. - our first attempt at 3D character animation. Particle systems trees, stochastic rocks, squash and stretch. 1985 Young Sherlock Holmes - the Stained Glass Knight. An effect sequence for this motion picture featured a computer- generated character interacting with live action figures and sets. The stained glass window comes alive and chases a kindly priest down the aisle of a church. Technical features included laser-scanned input and output, digital compositing, motion blur, and rack-focus (depth-of-field). 1985 Blowin' in the Wind - The Movie. Bill Reeves's short film of a field of grass on a windy day. Soundtrack by Bob Dylan. 1986 Luxo jr. "The enchanting story of a lamp and his son." 2:07 1.66:1 a/r. A test of some shadowing software that achieved (thanks to John Lasseter's touch with the animation) a life of its own (or more). Winner of more awards than I care to mention. Nominated for an Academy Award. 1986 Flags and Waves. Procedural models for flapping flags and beautiful ocean waves. The sequel to "Road to Pt. Reyes"? 1986 Beach Chair (in color). Only 14 seconds, but such power and emotion! And so many tracks of Foley! 1987 Red's Dream. "What do unicycles dream about on rainy nights?" 4:17 1.85:1 a/r. Here we attempted great visual complexity (in the bike shop and exterior shots), rain, use of a new rendering program that runs on the Pixar Image Computer (ChapReyes), and a sad ending. 1988 Tin Toy. "He's six inches tall. He's out of his box. Someone left him alone with the baby." The story of a windup and his encounter with a frightening humanoid. 5:08 1.66:1 a/r. A computer-generated baby was the main achievement here. Computed using Pixar's RenderMan interface and some new animation software. Couldn't pass up the opportunity - Eben Ostby animation R & D, Pixar