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Syntha Vision Sampler (1974)

1974 · Animation · 6 min · dir. Jack Zander

Guess where I came from… a computer!

  • Animation
  • Documentary
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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…

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Details

Director
Jack Zander
Writer
Joanne Mitchell
Studio
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc.
Released
1974-10-01
Running time
6 minutes

Cast & crew

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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