Computer-Produced Movies by Kenneth C. Knowlton

The article in which Knowlton explains BEFLIX and his early computer animation techniques, which he developed at Bell Labs.

Knowlton writes in the article:

“An automatic, electronic microfilm recorder can plot points and draw lines many orders of magnitude faster than a human draftsman can. This machine and the electronic computer which controls it promise to facilitate the production of animated movies for a wide range educational and research purposes.”

Listen to Peter Bauman’s interview with A. Michael Noll (transcript), where he discusses Knowlton, BEFLIX and the early days at Bell Labs.