With Tron Legacy out and making us all reflect on how far computer graphics have come since , we thought that this would be a good time to look at the history, evolution and occasionally devolution of the art form. According to our sources, each frame of footage was color-separated and scanned so it could be converted into rectangular blocks, then colour was added to make a coarse pixel matrix that could be output back to film.
Presto, infra-red androidvision. Simple really, when you think about it. Westworld was not just influential see also: The Terminator , it also inspired a sequel. Futureworld, in which more terror droids are unleashed, this time into a Crystal Maze-like future zone, gave Triple-I the chance to push the CG boundaries even further.
This time they gave audiences a first glimpse of 3D. Now, if only that whole 3D malarkey had worked out. A special making-of feature that's well-worth ten minutes of your time, gives a fascinating behind-the-screens look at how his wireframe work came together.
Most impressive, as a certain ex-Jedi might say. Despite the constraints Lisberger and co. Sine Curve Man — First Digital Morphing of a Face Morphing is the blending of line-drawn images so they change smoothly into something else.
CGI in the s Building on the innovation of the sixties, CGI continued to grow in sophistication and broke into the world of feature films. Star Wars This new technology was used for the trench run briefing sequence in the first Star Wars film.
Alien The first Alien film rendered the navigation monitors in the landing sequence using a raster wireframe model. CGI in the s Even as computer power was exponentially increasing, CGI continued to push the boundaries of what was possible. Check out the video below to see how it was done.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Used the first all-digital composite, the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image.
Starting at in the video clip below CGI in the s Technology, art, real actors, and CGI-produced characters all meld seamlessly together in this decade in a big jump forward in the sophisticated use of CGI to create believable alternate worlds. Backdraft Backdraft included the first use of photorealistic CGI fire. Titanic Titanic at the time of its release was the most expensive film ever made. The Polar Express The Polar Express was the first film to use motion-captured character technology for every single actor in the movie.
Elephants Dream Elephants Dream , released in , was the first CGI short movie released as completely open-source. Monsters vs Aliens Monsters vs Aliens was the first computer-animated feature film to be shot directly in stereoscopic 3D. Blade Runner In one scene, the replicant, Rachael Sean Young , appears exactly as she did thirty-five years ago in the original Blade Runner Stikky Media May 19, Share this article.
Share on facebook. Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on reddit. Freebies from Stikky. The graphics in "Toy Story" may look weird and outdated now, but in they were as fresh as Buzz Lightyear's spacesuit. Not only was this the first Pixar movie, but it was the first feature film to be made entirely with 3D animation , which is the basis for most modern CGI.
This is the movie that started it all. In a couple scenes, audiences are able to look through the eyes of Gunslinger, an evil robot.
The shots are essentially just pixelated footage, which isn't much compared to today. The impressive part is that the film's creators didn't really have a model to follow, so they made their own with the help of a s scanner, and inspiration from the first pictures of Mars.
Once again James Cameron makes the list with his innovative techniques. When "The Terminator" came out in , the only way to make a robot come to life on screen was through animatronics and models. It was not only completely unique, but still holds up today as one of the best uses of CGI in a movie.
This is an opinion column. It is the culmination of careful thought, design, experimentation and the pure creativity of artists. The impossible becomes reality and when done well, evokes wonder and awe as it transports the audience deeper into the story…. CGI encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images.
Every filmmaker and artist should visit this website and Youtube channel to go down the rabbit hole…. John Whitney used a WWII anti-aircraft targeting computer on a rotating platform with a pendulum hanging above it to create the spiral elements in the opening sequence.
With graphic designer Saul Bass, Whitney created the first computer animation in a feature film. John Whitney created this film to build up his demo reel.
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