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A Computer Animated Hand (1972) | Slate

A Computer Animated Hand

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Rated 6.6 on TMDB

A Computer Animated Hand

Archive film showing possibly the first example of digital rendering, made by Pixar co-founders Ed Catmull and Fred Parke in 1972, was stumbled upon by the son of Robert B Ingebretsen, who also set up the world-famous U.S. studio. A six minute version shows additional CGI animation of an artificial heart valve, and human heads.

Released: 1972
Runtime: 6m
Genres: Documentary, Animation
Country: United States of America
Language: English

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Edwin CatmullDirector

Fred ParkeDirector

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