fathers of computer animation by duncan fowler jesse woodward
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James & John Whitney
Fathers of computer animation
By
Duncan FowlerJesse Woodward
James Whitney
Younger brother, born Dec 27, 1921(Death April 8, 1982)
Born in Pasadena CA
Studied painting
John Whitney
Born April 8, 1917 (Died Sept 22, 1995)
Born in Pasadena as well
Attended Pomona College
Spent a year in Paris studying under Rene Leibowitz
Resident artist at IBM
As a Pair!
Five Film Exercises 1943-44 Film 1
Twenty-Four Variations on an Original Theme pre 1942
And not a whole lot else…
James
Pre analog – Variations on a Circle (1941-42) Yantra (1950-57) 5x7 index cards
Analog Computer Lapis (1963-66)
John
Developed an analog computer from a mechanical gun directing system he used during WWII Demo
Had a few solo works but took a different path than his brother. Used skills and techniques in television, engineering films and major motion
pictures
Catalog (1961) Made on his analog computer Arabesque (1975) Full digital animation
Film Works Vertigo (1958) Andromeda Strain (1971, uncredited)
Contributions
Developed analog computer for visual effects
Pioneers of digital visual effects and animation
Forerunners in geometric abstract animation with sound/music
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