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Closing NoteIt's time to close this task now, as we're close to actually finishing these graphics in the film! We've had good use for all the references and suggestions from you.
...and here's a little taste of things to come:
DescriptionDear wreckers, What would the cutting edge of computer graphics look like circa 1981?
A head up display (HUD), like in the original Terminator movie but different/cooler/older.
Links, youtube clips, your own sketches - everything is welcome! This task is closed. Shots  Vector GraphicsI'd suggest a computer with a CRT vector monitor, Type 31-style (round display, like a radar screen). In terms of graphics, I'd take a look at games like Star Wars Arcade or Tempest. CommentsGreat minds think alike? We'll definitely have something inspired by SW Arcade and Asteroids-era games... :)  Love the old demo scene stuffI think vector imaging would be pretty hardcore. Best example I can come up with is this.
Stuff like 00:52, the lady dancing shows a pretty nice screen fade technique, and there's the short morphing clips that could be used for an advanced tracking system, going from a blob to an identifiable target. It could be used for the hand scanner as well. CommentsI thought they where mostly swedish, but wiki says they are a Norwegian group. They still have a homepage if there's any interest in contacting them. Here's a nice hand clip from 9 fingers.
Haha, the making of is priceless... Nice with the delay fx too. Hm.
Found a "Making of" from the followup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgriMuXZ3QY  TronTron, the first full length feature to use extensive computer animation was released in 1982. So, look at Tron, it's also a good movie and a classic. CommentsI, for one, love Tron. I was lucky to see when it first came out, as a kid. Mindblowing, and definitely consciousness-expanding to a 7-8 year-old... Thanks for the reminder!
Old monitor lookThis is a short test render for 5Goodbyes, but as it is just a test render, I think it is ok to show it here too. This one is created with Blender. Might've gone a bit too far with the fuzziness. :) I'm having hard time uploading avi files here so uploaded it to Vimeo:
CommentsThanks Thomas! ..and, will do. That´s beautiful, Hannu! Eric, let´s make a big big note of this!!! Hannu, stay around... TCM Thanks for the nice comments guys! It was interesting to create something totally opposite than usual. Although the actual 3d-scene is simple, the renders still required some compositing to achieve the look. Can't wait for next major release of Blender (2.5) as it makes animating the effects more easy (the flickering for example). Really beautiful reference, thanks for that. I don't think you went too far with "fuzziness" actually. Spot on. Nice :)  CommentsRune: that's an amazing idea! As the script is written, the handprint scanner is in an elevator - allowing access to some "deeper" floors. it would take a new or different location and actor to do your thing, but I really, really like it... will pass it on. When considering a handprint recognition scanner you can also give a thought to the inner workings of the device. Maybe there is no computer analyzing the hand?
If my memory serves me correctly, yes, it's Russian. I think it's from the Golden Eye HQ on that tropical island. Thanks. That's actually pretty retro-looking. Is it supposed to be Russian?  Getty imagesMye fett her, men ofte vanskelig å klarere uten "image guarantee" som ofte er alt for dyrt. Men hvis du sporer kilden, kan du være heldig. Her er noen bidrag til håndtrykk og radar. De er kanskje litt for high tech for 81 men (Hele suppa er en link): CommentsJust add the full stop punctuation mark at the end (.) and it works, but I´ll use tinyurl in the future, thanks for the tip. Link doesn't work, unfortunately. Maybe it has expired or been trunkated. Can you try using a URL shortener, like http://tinyurl.com ? youtube fest!Here are some youtube clips depicting early 80´s computer graphics.
I would recomend buying theese videos... http://www.siggraph.org/publications/video-review/1_36.shtml hudheads up display.
Helmet mounted display http://www.vsi-hmcs.com/nvcd.htm  Xerox graphical systemIn 1981 Xerox introduced the first graphical system Xerox Star, which has been the source of the ideas in the current computers: http://www.thocp.net/hardware/xerox_star.htm And there is a nice history list in: http://www.computerhope.com/history/198090.htm CommentsThanks for the link. I never knew that the graphical user interface was that old! Funny that the article mentions GEM, which our family computer, an Amstrad, had back in 1986... |
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Bonus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM