Episode of Series “Horizon”.
A program about the history and development of computer graphics and the way that artists and industrialists are exploring the potential of this ‘new’ technique. Includes interviews with film director George Lucas about film-making applications, the engineer who invented the first video game and uses in training airline pilots. Narrated by Paul Vaughan. Music by Paddy Kingsland. Written by Alec Nisbett.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300861
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Special effects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Lucas, George, 1945-
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and technology
Crafts & Visual Arts → Computer graphics
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Air pilots - Training of
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Video games
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Video games
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)