A Computer Animated Hand (1972)

Release Date: 1972-12-31
Runtime: 0h 6min
Production Company: University of Utah
Production Country: United States of America
Directors: Edwin Catmull , Fred Parke .

Archive film showing possibly the first example of digital rendering, made by Pixar co-founders Ed Catmull and Fred Parke in 1972, was stumbled upon by the son of Robert B Ingebretsen, who also set up the world-famous U.S. studio. A six minute version shows additional CGI animation of an artificial heart valve, and human heads.