A Computer Animated Hand
Archive film showing possibly the first example of digital rendering, made by Pixar co-founders Ed Catmull and Fred Parke in 1972, was stumbled upon by the son of Robert B Ingebretsen, who also set up the world-famous U.S. studio. A six minute version shows additional CGI animation of an artificial heart valve, and human heads.
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A Computer Animated Hand
- Overview
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 31, 1972
Runtime
0h 6m
Genres
Documentary, Animation
User Score
66%
Original Title
A Computer Animated Hand
Production Companies
University of Utah
Director
Edwin Catmull
Description
Archive film showing possibly the first example of digital rendering, made by Pixar co-founders Ed Catmull and Fred Parke in 1972, was stumbled upon by the son of Robert B Ingebretsen, who also set up the world-famous U.S. studio. A six minute version shows additional CGI animation of an artificial heart valve, and human heads.