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'Dream Flight' ('Vol De Rve') is a 3-D computer-animated short fiction film completely produced by computer. The film was created in 1982 at the University of Montreal and was directed by Philippe Bergeron, Nadia Magnenat Thalmann and Daniel Thalmann.

Plot



It is the story of a creature living on another planet and dreaming that he flies across space like a bird and arrives on Earth. Typical scenes are set in Paris and New York. Others show natural scenes such as ocean, trees, and birds.

Production



The film was programmed using the MIRA graphical language,N. Magnenat-Thalmann, D. Thalmann, [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/spe.4380130906/abstract MIRA-3D: A Three-dimensional Graphical Extension of PASCAL], Software-Practice and Experience, Vol.13, 1983, pp.797-808 an extension of the Pascal programming language based on Abstract Graphical Data Types.N. Magnenat-Thalmann, D. Thalmann, [http://www.computer.org/csdl/mags/cg/1983/09/mcg1983090009-abs.html The Use of 3D High-Level Graphical Types in the MIRA Animation System], IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vol. 3, No 9, 1983, pp.9-16

Awards



The film was shown at the SIGGRAPH '82 Art Show and the SIGGRAPH 83 Electronic Theater and received several awards including:

* First Award, Computer Graphics, Online, 1982

* Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, Canada, 1983

* Special Award, Murcia Film-Festival,[http://ibaff.es/index.php/en/ Murcia Film-Festival] Spain, 1984

* Chris Award, 32nd Annual Columbus International Film Festival (Ohio, USA), 1984

* Special Award, Facets Multimedia, Chicago, 1985

* Raster Technologies award 1986

References




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