Syntha Vision Sampler (1974)
1974 · Animation · 6 min · dir. Jack Zander
Guess where I came from… a computer!
- Animation
- Documentary
Synopsis
Synthavision was an early computer CGI technology developed by MAGI (Mathematical Applications Group, Inc.), and one of the first systems to implement a ray-tracing algorithmic approach to hidden surface removal in rendering images, using solid primitives with combinatorial operators rather than the polygons or wireframe meshes that most CGI companies use today. This demo sampler was directed by golden age animator Jack Zander and designed by Joanne Mitchell, and showcases the technology and its capabilities through short segments of experimental animation and colorful compositions.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Jack Zander
- Writer
- Joanne Mitchell
- Studio
- Mathematical Applications Group, Inc.
- Released
- 1974-10-01
- Running time
- 6 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Commercial art
- Advertising
- Computer animation
Cast & crew
- Jack Zander Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · RARE! · peytonswenson · 2022-05-17
This film was great! With another review, I also didn't know this existed. Otherwise it is PERFECT for schools to teach students between 6th and 12th grade computer animation. 5 stars!
Uncertainty of the publication date · Clinton Cosby Junior · 2025-03-12
Some people argued that this film was actually produced in 1978 rather than in 1974, but even if the film was not from ‘74, the 3D computer animation was still ahead of its time.
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