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Edwin Earl Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist and animator who served as the co-founder of Pixar and the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including the 2019 ACM Turing Award.
A Computer Animated Hand is the title of a 1972 American computer-animated short film produced by Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke. Produced during Catmull's tenure at the University of Utah, the short was created for a graduate course project. After creating a model of his left hand, 350 triangles and polygons were drawn in ink on its surface.
Computer Animated Hand (1972) - First polygonal 3D animation. Watch on. Video. Fred Parke's wife was used as model for film. Trivia: 1) Directed by Ed Catmull (later in Pixar) and Fred Parke, the short demonstrates a computer animated hand, as well as human faces.
May 23, 2024 · In 1972 Edwin Catmull and Frederic Parke, students of Ivan Sutherland at the University of Utah, created the world's first 3D rendered movie, a 6.5 minute clip featuring an animated version of Ed's left hand, and the first CG physically modelled human face created by Fred Parke.
Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, couldn’t disagree more. That notion, he says, is rooted in a misguided view of creativity that exaggerates the importance of the...
Apr 4, 2020 · The creator of Star Wars and Jurassic Park saw the potential of computer animation in movies. But Dr Catmull says his dream to make a feature-length computer-animated film was still seen as ...
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Mar 7, 2022 · The founder of Disney Pixar is looking to bring another theme park experience to the world. Edwin Catmull, who is credited as a co-founder of Pixar Studios, worked as an executive for both...
