1. Computers and Movies
Wei Shao Mei

2. Computers and Movies 2D Animation Computer-generated Imagery (CGI)
Computer Animation
3D vision/glasses

3. Computer Graphics Bitmap and Vector Graphics Pixel and Sprite graphics
Commonly used in Video games
unrealistic

4. 2D Animation Before CGI, done by painstakingly drawing each frame.
Bitmap and vector graphics
automated computerized animation
flash, powerpoint, GIF

5. CGI first used in 1968 by Russian mathematicians and physicists
led by N.Konstantinov
mathematical model

6. CGI too rudimentary Early application: Simple e.g. Star Wars (1977)
more analog than digital

7. Computer Rendering Render objects using computer graphics
made possible by 32 bit processor
graphics dedicated processors
Tron(1982)- Lightcycle

8. CGI CGI effect become more realistic 3D rendered objects
realistic animations.
Terminator(1984)

9. Computer Animation high polygon graphics paired with motion capture
allowed for realism
Toy Story(1995)
first fully CGI animated movie

10. 3D Vision Red-Cyan Anagylph Initial Attempts were unimpressive
Ruined the color of the film

11. 3D Vision better eyewear-Polarized glasses better 3D effect
does not restrict film colors
more expensive projector
motion sickness

12. Problems: Too Realistic
Avatar (2009)
reports of viewers being depressed
longing for a computer generated world

13. Problems: Too Realistic
Avatar (2009)
reports of viewers being depressed
longing for a computer generated world
help people understand it is only a fictional world

14. Problems: Uncanny Valley
Revulsion of human-like technology but not exactly
Robotics AI
3D computer animation

15. Problems: Uncanny Valley
Revulsion of human-like technology but not exactly
Good design can lift human-looking entities out of the valley

16. Problems: Hoax + CGI false footage of CGI UFO
“Golden Eagle Snatches a child” video

17. Problems: Hoax + CGI false footage of CGI UFO
“Golden Eagle Snatches a child” video
be critical of what you see

18. Future Problems Technological advancements will leads to:
CGI will always seem better than the real world
Technology & CGI will be indistinguishable from real life.

19. Sources