jan 1, 1985 - The Black Cauldron (Disney) Early stages of CGI techniques

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The Black Cauldron, Disney’s first listed CGI animated films,through the means of research. I haven’t watched the film, though I understand it’s pretty ground breaking for it’s time, and known as one of Disney’s more darker, edgy films.

Invented by David W. Spencer from the studio's still camera department, the animation photo transfer process (APT) was first used for The Black Cauldron which would enhance the technology by which the rough animation would be processed onto celluloid. First, the rough animation would be photographed onto high-contrast litho film, and the resulting negative would be copied onto the plastic cel sheets that would transfer lines and the colors which eventually eliminated the hand-inking process. Spencer would win a technical Academy Award for this process.

The Black Cauldron is notable for being Disney's first animated feature film to incorporate computer-generated imagery in its animation for bubbles, a boat, a floating orb of light, and the cauldron itself. When producer Joe Hale heard about what was being done, the possibilities made him excited and he made the crew from The Great Mouse Detective project create some computer animation for his own movie. For other effects, animator Don Paul used live action footage of dry ice mists to create the steam and smoke coming out of the cauldron.

Hale, J., Miller, R. (Producers), & Berman, T., Rich, R. (Directors). (1985). The Black Cauldron [Animated Feature Film]. United States: Walt Disney Productions

JoBlo Animated Videos. (2018, February 19). THE BLACK CAULDRON Movie Clip - Army of the Dead (1985) Disney Animated Classic Movie HD. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBA4SBcPSMM

Wikipedia contributors. (2020c, December 4). The Black Cauldron (film). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cauldron_(film)

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