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MrBling
Aug 21, 2003

Oozing machismo

Ramrod Hotshot posted:

Looking a 20 minute or less documentary or youtube video. Really anything interesting, but especially if it has to do with quantum entanglement, the nature of consciousness, ghosts/UFOs/bigfoot, native american traditions and mound sites, and any combination thereof.

Could I interest you in a 20 minute documentary about Apollo 17?
https://vimeo.com/192013765

It is made by the same guy that would go on to make the incredible Apollo 11 documentary and in the same style.

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F4rt5
May 20, 2006

IDK if this counts as a documentary, really, but if you're extremely interested in the history of computer graphics, and yoy've watched all the normal feature-length docus and explorations about Pixar, this almost five-hour (!) video from the recent IEEE event celebrating the creators or Pixar's RenderMan is just up your alley.

Creating RenderMan - Pixar's Impact on Computer Graphics

IEEE posted:

This event tells the origin story behind RenderManŽ, the software that has revolutionized computer graphics since the mid-1980s. It has been used in every Pixar movie, and for the special effects seen in movies, TV, and on streaming services - and also for the content recognized with every Visual Effects OscarŽ for 17 straight years.

During this presentation, you will hear from the early pioneers who created RenderManŽ, including two Turing Award winners. Some of the presenters have personally received OscarŽs for their work - including the first one given for software. It will include the unveiling of an IEEE Milestone bronze plaque that recognizes the huge impact of RenderManŽ on the world of special effects, and whose impact is now seen worldwide on a daily basis.

The Milestone bronze plaque was presented to Pixar by IEEE President-Elect Tom Coughlin and IEEE History Committee member Brian Berg. Learn more about the event and read speaker bios.

This event was broadcast live from the Steve Jobs Theater at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA USA: Friday, 8 December 2023.

It's more like an oral history; the founders and early employees have their talks, and the last hour is a panel with all of them. It's a well-produced stream with lots of slides, videos, anecdotes, and technical info, on a level (if you're so inclined, these people are mostly applied mathematics PhD geeks really) you miss from the documentaries.

What I took from it is how passionate these guys are about their time at Pixar to this day. Seems like a genuinely wonderful, curious bunch.

BonoMan
Feb 20, 2002

Jade Ear Joe

F4rt5 posted:

IDK if this counts as a documentary, really, but if you're extremely interested in the history of computer graphics, and yoy've watched all the normal feature-length docus and explorations about Pixar, this almost five-hour (!) video from the recent IEEE event celebrating the creators or Pixar's RenderMan is just up your alley.

Creating RenderMan - Pixar's Impact on Computer Graphics

It's more like an oral history; the founders and early employees have their talks, and the last hour is a panel with all of them. It's a well-produced stream with lots of slides, videos, anecdotes, and technical info, on a level (if you're so inclined, these people are mostly applied mathematics PhD geeks really) you miss from the documentaries.

What I took from it is how passionate these guys are about their time at Pixar to this day. Seems like a genuinely wonderful, curious bunch.

uh yeah this is RIGHT up my alley. Thanks a ton for the reco!

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