“The Fantastic Animation Machine, Inc. SIGGRAPH ’87 Sample Reel” by Schwaid

  • ©Victoria Schwaid The Fantastic Animation Machine

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Title:


    The Fantastic Animation Machine, Inc. SIGGRAPH '87 Sample Reel

Length:


    2:31

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Company / Institution / Agency:


  • The Fantastic Animation Machine

Description:


    The Clio image is one of several that comprise The Fantastic Animation Machine’s sample reel. Produced for the 1987 Clio Awards Opening, the Clio image was created using modeling software to combine cross-section drawings of the statuette into a three-dimensional database. The Fantastic Animation Machine’s sample reel consists of projects recently completed for clients in the advertising, corporate, cable and broadcast markets, as well as in-house research and development. The company specializes in the production of high-resolution, digital computer animation directly onto 1″ videotape, utilizing proprietary software and a Unix-based computer system.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE:
    Raster Technologies Model One/25-S and One/380 Frame Buffers, Two Unix-based Edge Vanguard Mini-supercomputers,.Sony BVH 2500 1″ videotape recorder.

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Serge Sretschinsky, Mark Voelpel, George Wolberg

Additional Contributors:


    PRESENTED BY: James Lindner, Suzanne Gavril
    PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Gayle Reznik

Additional Information:


    FORMAT :
    1″ NTSC video

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