An experimental short film by John Whitney Sr. which combines animated shapes and colors; Computer graphics as dynamic, swirling art. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2014.
Visual Effects
Grandpa of CGI made this on a WW2 anti-aircraft computer.
Direction
Whitney literally invented the math Pixar runs on.
Sound
Electronic score that buzzes like sentient bees.
Director
John Whitney Sr.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Whitney used a repurposed M5 anti-aircraft director—essentially a 1940s analog computer—to generate these graphics.
Stanley Kubrick hired Whitney's brother to create the 'Star Gate' sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey after seeing this.
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