MAGI Synthavision 1980 Demo Reel

Medea

Virtual Star 2000 - Vol. 1

Meet mysterious Miharu, awesome Aya, and youthful Yukari in a stunning series of computer-generated femininity. This volume contains, Super Sonic Jet Girl, a hellish nightclub where lingerie-clad Miharu defends herself in a most personal fashion. Chat places the longingly lovely Aya on the streets of your dreams. Run & Run, Yukari breathes hard and races fast - to nowhere.

Yuki Terai

Yuki Terai is a vivacious 17-year-old who lives just outside Tokyo. In most ways she is every bit the typical teen-except she doesn't exist. The invention of acclaimed computer animator Kenichi Kutsugi, Yuki Terai is Japan's No.1 Virtual Star. Capable of unprecedented life-like expressions and movement, she inhabits many worlds: real-life, science fiction and music.

Bio-Sensor

Early CGI animation.

The Magic Egg

A digitally made short film, compiled from short clips made by different institutions.

Slomodite

A bizarre chain of events unfolds when ordinary people become entangled in an increasingly surreal adventure filled with eccentric characters, absurd situations, and unexpected twists. Blending comedy, science fiction, and offbeat humor, Slomodite embraces the unpredictable, taking viewers on a journey where almost anything can happen.

Planet Playground

Another ordinary day in the digital circus...

Living Above the Mouse's Ear

A short film created by Duane Palyka and Hank Grebe, artists and animators of the lab. It was a joint effort between the Computer Graphics Lab and the 2D animation studio, which was originally founded for the production of NYIT's 1975 film Tubby the Tuba. Animators a part of that team include John Gentilella and Francis Glebas. Mouse's Ear was mostly animated on paper before the drawings were scanned and lined, colored, and composited digitally. The film was originally presented to Vestron Video in 1985 or 1986 for possible distribution, however it was rejected and never saw a public release or screening.

Walking with Dinosaurs

In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure of his life. As he tries to find his place in a spectacular world filled with fun-loving friends and a few dangerous foes, Patchi will discover the courage he needs to become the leader of the herd and a hero for the ages.

A Monster in Paris

Paris, 1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colourful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.

H O R S E

A horse struggles to exist.

Cybervenus FeiFei

Short CG clips compiled to an artsy DVD experience. FeiFei is a "virtual idol", the clips are entirely computer generated, except for the longest story where FeiFei is placed in a natural environment.

Sio-Benbor

CG animation. Parodies BIO-SENSOR (1984).

DUCKS

A perfectly normal day in the park takes a subtly strange turn when its extremely normal ducks don't seem quite so normal after...

Virtual Stars

Meet mysterious Miharu, awesome Aya, ruthless Ryoko, mind-blowing Misty, youthful Yukari and heavenly Hikary in a stunning series of computer-generated femininity. In Super Sonic Jet Girl, you'll enter a hellish nightclub where lingerie-clad Miharu defends herself in a most personal fashion. Chat places the longingly lovely Aya on the streets of your dreams. In Run & Run, Yukari breathes hard and races fast - to nowhere. A Jellyfish Day finds the blonde bombshell Hikary starring in a music video about her private passions. Ryoko inhabits Yamag's Garage, an arena of "Pure Mind," "Love," and a very "Beautiful Face." And Misty mesmerizes in a music video in which she brags: "I'm your magnet of love, and I'm here to serve you."

Virtual Star 2000 - Vol 2

Meet ruthless Ryoko, mind-blowing Misty, and heavenly Hikary in a stunning series of computer-generated femininity. This Volume contains, A Jellyfish Day finds the blonde bombshell Hikary starring in a music video about her private passions. Ryoko inhabits Yamag's Garage, an arena of "Pure Mind," "Love," and a very "Beautiful Face." And Misty mesmerizes in a music video in which she brags: "I'm your magnet of love, and I'm here to serve you."

ReBoot 1990 Limelight Demo Reel

This promotional tape for ReBoot was created in 1990 by The Hub (Ian Pearson, Gavin Blair, Phil Mitchell) and Limelight, the production company trying to get ReBoot off the ground. The Bob animation tests were created on Alias computer systems. The Megabyte/Hacker segment is from an even earlier animation test created on the same FGS system used to create Money For Nothing. This footage was transferred from D1 video tape (originally recorded from VHS) and restored by the ReBoot ReWind crew: Jacob Weldon, Raquel Lin, Mark Westhaver & Bryan Baker.

dot

What should we do in life? Follow in your parent's footsteps or go with the flow? Do what you are expected to do or do what you want? This is about those and those who still have doubts. Even if you are a dot on a sheet of paper, you can be someone bigger.