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From: efo@pixar.UUCP (efo)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: The Computer Animation Show
Message-ID: <1496@pixar.UUCP>
Date: 24 Feb 88 19:40:57 GMT
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Summary: Oilspot and Lipstick

In article <1686@desint.UUCP>, geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) writes:
> > However, no one has mentioned the three (3) Pixar creations:
> > 	- Red's Dream
> > 	- TinCan and OilSlick (sp?)
> > 	- Junior
> 
> As the person who posted the first criticism, I feel obliged to reply
> to this.  Thanks much to Jan for reminding me of them.
> 
> Tin Can and Oil Slick - this is the Disney entry I mentioned (though I
> think Jan is right that the graphics were actually done by Pixar.)  Very

"Oilspot and Lipstick" was the distinguished entry by Disney's
Late Night Movie group.
The credits for this gem, as written up in the SIGGRAPH '87 film show
catalog, are as follows:

Oilspot and Lipstick
Walt Disney Pictures
Glendale, California
Contact: Dave Inglish
Format: 35mm
Producer: Dave Inglish
Director: Mike Cedeno
Creative Consultant: Burny Mattinson
Story Development: Mike Cedeno, Bruce Morris, Gary Trousdale
Original Concept: Lem Davis
Music: Jay Ferguson
Animators: Rueben Aquino, Mike Cedeno, Tony DeRosa, Tina Price, M.J. Turner
Effects Animator: Barry Cook
Assistant Animators: Brian Clift, Jim Houston
Layout Artist: Fred Cline
Background Artist: Brian Sebern
Production Graphics: John Emerson
Sound Effects: Robby Weaver
Video Editing: Bob Lambert
Film Editing: Dave Wolf
Production Manager: M.J. Turner
Technical Directors (Production and Animation) Tad Gielow, M.J. Turner
Technical Directors (Compositing and Effects) Lem Davis, David Coons,
Jim Houston.
Systems Management: Tad Gielow, Mark Kimball, Vahe Sarkissian, M.J. Turner
Production Auditor: Jeff Bush
Still Photographer: Jim Elliot
Wavefront Consultant: John Grower
Film Recorder Operator: Mike Keeler
Special Thanks To: Wavefront Technologies, Inc - Loan of production software
Edge Computer Corporation - Loan of hardware for production
Pixar - Loan of hardware/software for animation tests

I hope this clarifies any misconceptions that may have arisen.
As an aside, the impressive credits list underscores the fact that
good animation, like this piece, takes an awful lot of work whether
you use cels, ink, and paint or an interactive animation system,
frame buffer, and a bunch of computers.

Eben Ostby