“Lifesavers: The Good Times Roll” by Harris
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 09
Title:
- Lifesavers: The Good Times Roll
Length:
- 0:35
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Topix Computer Graphics and Animation Inc.
Description:
A Lifesavers roll proves its musicianship as it careens across a piano, guitar, and drums to a “Jerry Lee Lewis meets Stevie Ray Vaughn” sound track. The right hand movements of the studio pianist were converted from MIDI to drive the animated piano keyboard.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Wavefront Technologies
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Stephen Price
Animators: Harold Harris, Bob Munroe, John Mariella, & Paul Griffin
