Post by Fortis on Mar 11, 2024 14:57:33 GMT
Howdy! I'm new to these forums, but i've frequented the LMW a bit and i appreciate all the work put into it ::- ) Now i'm coming on here to post my own question.
I'm super interested in CGI history, particularly The Works and other projects done by the New York Institute of Technology's Computer Graphics Lab (NYIT CGL). 3DV is an animated short from that group, and for a while I considered it lost because I couldn't find it online anywhere. You can see from the SIGGRAPH archives (link) that it was made in 1983 and shown in 1986, and is approximately 10 minutes long. The only other place I've read about this short is Rebecca Allen's website (link) (which doesn't say a runtime).
Eventually I found an upload on Youtube that was around 2:40 long, which was hardly 10 minutes, but I was really happy to see it anyways. Then that video or channel was deleted, but a while later another user (mattrharris1, who has posted a few videos of NYIT CGL projects) uploaded an even longer version at 5:37. Does anyone know if there is a full 10 minute version, or if the SIGGRAPH archive website is possibly inaccurate? I know that the clip this video cuts off on is also from the NYIT CGL (I recognize it from the website of another person who was a part of the NYIT CGL), but it might simply not be part of 3DV.
Here's the video from mattrharris1. (*flashing warning!!)
In any case, I'm glad to see what there is of it, and I hope other people can appreciate this early CGI too ::- ]
Edit: I see that Allen has an email on her website, i'll see about sending her an email about this short and see if she responds.
