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From: ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: the Computer Animation show
Message-ID: <3251@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Date: 15 Feb 88 22:18:12 GMT
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Reply-To: ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth)
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In article <1676@desint.UUCP> geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) writes:
>
>What I found interesting about this show was the generally low quality
>from a "cinematic" standpoint.

Here are excerpts from a review of "The Computer Animation Show" from
the New York Times (sorry, no date, all I have is a clipping).

: Creatively, this film ... is the equivalent of pointing a camera at
: Mr. Potato Head and making him move from side to side.
: 
: ... There isn't much to intrigue the average moviegoer, who sees
: computer animation all the time but probably doesn't recognize it.
: 
: [Knowledge of the intricacies of computer graphics] can make a short
: like "Deja Vu" dazzling, momentarily.  Flowers dance smoothly around a
: piano, dozens of balls bounce through the air, all in jewel-like colors
: that look painted but are computermade.  That "gee whiz" attitude wears
: off before long, though, and we're left with 90 minutes of flying
: furniture and Neo-Classical sculptures that advertise products.
: 
: ... "The Computer Animation Show" has tinny electronic music behind
: it, a careless effect that suits the movie's lopsided taste -- too
: much technology, too little art.

The review is signed by Caryn James.

Last August, the LA Times had two reviews of the SIGGRAPH '87 film and
video show.  Similar opinions were expressed then concerning the lack
of artistic merit in the animation.  We have a long way to go to escape
the flying logo syndrome.