John Whitney Sr.
Biography
John Whitney, Sr. (April 8, 1917—September 22, 1995) was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the 'fathers' of computer animation.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes • as Himself
Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Himself (archive footage)
Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up as part of the experimental film community.
Movie - 1992, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A Personal Search For the Complementarity of Music and Visual Art (1992) uses the concept of complementarity to make sense of the confusion that existed between fine art and technology in the late 20th century.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Himself
Several well-known and pioneering abstract filmmakers discuss the history of non-objective cinema, the works of those that came before them and their own experiments in the field of visionary filmmaking.