An early example of computer generated animation; several hundred dots move about the screen according to a set of
instructions in a graphics program which were input into a
IBM digital computer and coloured by an optical printer.
‘Action sequences, proceeding from order to disorder and back to ordered patterning, suggest a parallel to harmonic phenomena of the musical scale … The effect is to subtly generate and resolve tension - which is similar to the primary emotional power of music composition’ (John Whitney).
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1003528
Language
English
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image
Holdings
DVD [PAL]; Copy
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
DVD [PAL]; Exhibition Copy
DVD [PAL]; Documentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan