“Déja Vu” by Tapio Takala

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First renderings of the 3D computer graphics animation short film _Déjà vu_

Title:

Déja Vu

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Filmmaker, Video Artist, or Animator(s):



• Tapio Takala

Symposium:

• ISEA94: Fifth International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Old Harbour Warehouse K13 , Helsinki , Finland

Duration:

3'28"

Artist Statement:

The video “Déja Vu” was produced at the Helsinki University of Technology in 1993-94 as a student project of a postgraduate computer graphics seminar discussing various animation techniques. The camera trajectories, as well as the motion of the objects (except the bats) are based on keyframe or procedural animation. A behavioral model, similar to that presented by Reynolds at Siggraph ’87, was used to create the flock movements: an invisible leader boid is followed by visible ones whose flight paths are generated from simple, predefined rules.

Category:

• Screening