Cgi

The History of CGI

By Gavin D

  • Kitty

    Kitty
    In 1968, Russian mathematicians including Nikolay Nikolayevich created a computer model of the motion for a cat. The computer was a BESM-4. The mathematicians created a program for solving the ordinary differential equations for this model. The Computer printed hundreds of frames on paper using different symbols that were then filmed all together in a sequence, creating the first computer animation of a character. It was a moving cat.

  • A Computer Animated Hand

    A Computer Animated Hand
    A Computer Animated Hand was a short film in 1972 and was produced by Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke. The film was originally created for a school project. They created a model of Catmull's left hand. 350 triangles and polygons were drawn in ink on the model. The model was altered into a computer program that Catmull designed.

  • Futureworld

    Futureworld
    Not a very good rated movie but, was the first to use 3D computer graphics for an animated hand and a face.They also used 2D graphics to materialize characters in various backgrounds.

  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    A majorly successful film franchise used wire framing in one of the final acts of the movie. The tracking system is all new use of it's kind

  • Tron

    Tron
    Most in depth (for it's time) use of 3D CGI in the famous Light Cycle scene from the original movie. This waas also the most used in a constant movie at 15 minutes long in total.

  • Labyrinth

    Labyrinth
    First realistic CGI animal use in film and television.

  • Tin Toy

    Tin Toy
    First computer-animated short film to win an Oscar.

  • Death Becomes Her

    Death Becomes Her
    First attempt of human skin CGI software

  • Casper

    Casper
    First CGI lead character in a feature-length live-action film, and first CGI characters to interact realistically with live actors.The film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" also did this fairly well in 1988.

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story
    First CGI feature-length animation. It made 373.6 million in box office. It also won an Oscar in 2000.

  • The Matrix

    The Matrix
    First use of CG interpolation in Bullet Time effects. Included a very famous scene in movie history.

  • Able Edwards

    Able Edwards
    First movie shot completely on a green screen

  • Avatar

    Avatar
    First full-length movie made capturing to create photo realistic 3D characters and to create a CG 3D photo realistic world.

  • Toy Story 3

    Toy Story 3
    First animated film to reach 1 billion dollars in the box office.