A Computer Animated Hand

A Computer Animated Hand

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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.