Computers and Movies Wooseok Kim. History 1890s 40s & 50s 1957 1960 1963 1 st film produc- Tion companies 1 st film produc- Tion companies A series of

Computers and Movies

Wooseok Kim

History

History

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1st film produc-Tion companies1st film produc-Tion companies

A series of Experimental Fims using Analog computer


1st digital imageBy scanning A photograph

1st digital imageBy scanning A photograph

30 sec vectoranimation30 sec vectoranimation

1st computerGenerated filmsAt Bell Labs


Old anti-aircraft analog computer

History

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1st digital imageBy Drum scanner


30 sec vectoranimation30 sec vectoranimation



Drum Scanner(1957)

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30 sec vectorAnimationBy BESK computer




BESK computer

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History

19651965 19731973 70s & 80s70s & 80s 90s90s 2000s2000s

Computer-GeneratedStereographic3D movie


1st feature filmTo use digitalimage


Motion captureTechniqueMotion captureTechnique CGI technologyCGI technology Virtual

cinematographyVirtual cinematography

Westworld(1973)

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CGI(1990s)

History

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Virtual Cinematography

Problems for society&

Solution

Problem

• Even though he or she is an actor or actress, the public does not know his or her face due to motion capture acting• He or she feels frustrated after the film is successful

in the world

Solution

• Oscar award nomination• Director• Author• Consultant

Andy Serkis

• Godfather of motion capture• English film actor, director• Gollum• King Kong

Andy Serkis

• In his 3rd year at college, he joined the backstage team• On graduation, he joined Dukes as an actor• He couldn’t play a role in the movie due to his

height and face

Andy Serkis

• Audition for the Gollum from Hollywood• The film was successful, but he was not widely

known to the public• He felt frustrated

• 2005 version of King Kong• He studied gorillas to play a role in Africa for 2

month• After the film was successful as well, he wanted to

become a best motion capture actor

Andy Serkis• After King Kong, he was getting to know to the pub-

lic• Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes• Acclaimed for his performance as Caesar

Andy Serkis• Virtuoso award• Invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

and Science• Motion capture consultant• Unit director for Hobbit

Change of problem in the future

Change of problem

• Professional motion capture director• Oscar Award as motion capture acting• Become more motion capture actor or actress

Reference

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_animation

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEAC_(computer)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_computer_animation_in_film_and_television

• http://dada.compart-bremen.de/item/agent/683

• Micheal Noll, “Computer-Generated Three-Dimensional Movies”, computers and automa-tion, Vol. 14, No. 11, November 1965, p. 20 ~ p.23

• Micheal Noll, “Computer animation and the fourth dimension”, AFIPS conference proceed-ings, Vol. 33, 1968, p. 1279 ~ p. 1283

• American Cinematographer, p.1394 ~ p.1397

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Serkis

• http://blog.naver.com/1004_pjy/220169660466

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