Delta 1 by Ron Hays

this is from the laserdisc Ron Hays Music Image: Odyssey. here is some more information from Siggraph:
"Ron Hays

The New Television Workshop at WGBH supported the creation and broadcast of experimental works by artists. One of their projects was the Music Image Workshop, which was primarily a project of Ron Hays, who used the Paik-Abe videosynthesizer to create elaborate visual scores set to music. It was funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts from 1972 through 1974. Hays worked closely with WGBH producer and director, David Atwood, to create both live broadcasts and finished works. Additionally, works by other artists were presented under the auspices of the Music Image Workshop.

Hays later produced a short film with Michael Tilson Thomas, called Space for Head and Hands. It was an improvisation by Hays with piano by Thomas. He also produced animation for the Julie Christie movie Demon Seed, and a video art compilation of music, computer graphics and art for Odyssey called Ron Hays Music Image. This animation was produced using the Scanimate system. "
music by Larry Fast

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Ron
• Hays
• Music
• Image
• Odyssey
• Larry
• Fast
• video
• art
• paik
• abe
• synthesizer
• scanimate
• WGBH
• 1970's
• computer

[demixes]

This video is pretty much mankind's greatest achievement. I just bought the laserdisc. Thank you crystalsculpture for being so awesome. Your posts are an inspiration.

[sirMAXX77]

early computer graphics and animations is a lost art form. i loved it in the 80's and i remember slowly losing apreciation for it as it was being abused by hollywood. it just doesnt seem to have that new and exciting feel to it.

[ritec]

does anyone know how this video was made? what technology was used etc? I would LOVE to know.

[kotep777]

is there any way to get the Odyssey on vhs or dvd?

[allanyamaha]

Awesomee!

[NuGanjaTron]

Scanimate kicks ass!!! I want one in my basement! :^)

[NuGanjaTron]

Totally agree. I got into computer graphics R&D in the 90s and now got bored with it (doing something else now). Once it left the experimental stage and became commonplace all over the silver screen it's lost its magic. We need to get back to the basics! Chunky low res graphics & colour banding! :^D

[KlonoaKawaiiDesu]

now this is the 70s for ya! looks very futuristic and psychadelic.

BTW: i too want to know if there is a special program that emulates the Scanimate effects like this, and other effects. is there a program like that?

[U5096]

wow. I really love those old 70's graphics. was this done on a scanimate? what year was it made?

[TheMagicRealist]

I got my mate to put this on when my lot were really stoned and we fell asleep like little babies. We were smoking some of the finest but didnt wake up till the morning. In my eyes that makes the whole experience (this video) a true amazing piece, ahhh life.....

[alienmode]

im going to bring it back. im about 15 years away from becoming the master you are thinking of but dont worry its not dead

[asiekierka]

First of all, you must apply effects to a MONOCHROME image. That's how the psyche color works, you recolor it AFTER you're done with the monochrome version.

About the FX, I don't know.