“The Hammer Sequence” by New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1989 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1989:
Title:
- The Hammer Sequence
Company / Institution / Agency:
- New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Description:
A king has a contest to find the best gavel with which to rule his kingdom. Computer graphics techniques were used to produce full character animation from a storyboard designed for traditional animation. Motion control techniques included standard and parameterized keyframing, procedural descriptions, and dynamic simulation.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Evans & Sutherland MPS, DEC VAX 785, Sun 4, Silicon Graphics Iris 4D, Dicomed Film Recorder, Ikonas & Trancept framebuffer
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: NYIT in house software
Additional Contributors:
Produced by: New York Institute of Technology, Computer Graphics Laboratory
Steve DiPaola, Colin Hui, Irene Lee, Dick Lundin, Glenn McQueen, Peter Oppenheimer, Louis Paul, Susan Van Baerle
Storyboard: David Lubell
Production Coordinator: Susan Van Baerle
Sound: Kurt Ritshie
Narrator: Bill Wolff
Film & Post: Richard Carter, Cvd Gordon, Louis Paul, Ariel Shaw (manager)
Video Post: The Video Center
2D Support: Vito Amato, Tomas Cardone
Thanks to: Paul Isaacs, Emil Knight
Administrative Support: Alexander Schure, Louis Schure, Fred Parke
