The Magic Egg is a collection of visual segments developed by computer animation teams at various research institutes and universities across North America. These teams combined vector graphics, molecular modelling techniques, and simulated time-lapse photography with the mathematical calculations needed to pre-distort images for IMAX Dome projection. Segments include a flight through a wire frame city, a rollercoaster ride over an abstract Japanese mountain terrain, and a trip through an intricate floral labyrinth.
Length: 15:00
Film Details
- Year Released: 1984
- Date Released: July 1984
- Alternate Titles:
- Status: Inactive
- 3D: No
- Run Time: <20
- Formats: 8/70, 15/70
- Distributor:
Science Museum of Minnesota
- Produced By: Produce by Garrick Films for ACM Siggraph in cooperation with the Science Museum of Minnesota
- Executive Producer:
- Producer: Eddie Garrick
- Director: Eddie Garrick
- Associate Producer:
- Writer:
- Cinematography:
- Sound Editor:
- Visual Effects:
- Music/Score: Michael Boddicker
- Editor: Michael Ornstein
- Narrator:
- Other Credits: Computer animators: Joan Collins Carey, Ned Greene, Pat Hanrahan, Paul Heckbert, Dick Lundin, Nelson Max, James A. Squires. OMNIMAX computer graphic research developed by Dr. Nelson Max.
- Sponsors: Sponsored by Control Data Corporation, Cray Research, Inc., and DICOMED Corporation.
Genre
- Animation
- Short
Website
Awards
Film Facts
The Magic Egg premiered in 1984 at the annual SIGGRAPH (Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Graphics) convention.
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