T01: Welcome to 3D1

• What does CGI stand for?

  Computer-Generated Images/Computer Graphics
• What is visualization in the context of CGI?

  Fake visuals on screen using PC tools
• What technique did George Méliès use to create immersive visuals?


  Cutting parts out of the film index
• What was Disney's first animated film?

  Snow White
• How was animation created in Disney's first animated film?

  Hand-drawn and photographed to film
• What award did " Five Film Exercises" receive in 1949?

  1st experimental film competition prize for sound
• What was the first PC called?

  ENIAC
• Who were the creators of the first 3D animation?

  Ed Catmull and Fred Parke
• What role did Ed Catmull take at Pixar?

  President of Disney/Pixar
• How was CGI received in the film industry?

  Positively but used carefully
• What rendering techniques became popular in CGI?

  Path tracing and real-time 3D rendering
• What are the components of a mesh in 3D modeling?

  Vertices, edges, and faces
• What do vertices represent in 3D modeling?

  Points in 3D space
• What are edges in the context of a mesh?

  Connected points forming lines
• What defines a face in 3D modeling?

  Connected lines that show a closed object
• What is the term for surfaces with the least amount of points?

  Solid geometry or polygons
• Why are N-gons considered bad in 3D modeling?

  They complicate the geometry
• What does planar mean in 3D modeling?

  Flat (plane) mesh
• What is the purpose of the pivot/origin point in 3D modeling?

  It tells the PC where to place objects
• What does the location transformation do?

  Moves the object via x, y, z coordinates
• How does rotation affect a 3D object?

  Changes the object's orientation around the origin
• What should the scale of a mesh be when done applying something?

  (1,1,1)
• Who made the first pc? Glenn.A and Betty Snyder
• What does VFX stand for?

  Visual Effects
• What does ENIAC stand for?

  Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
• What is modeling?


  adjusting 3D geometry using vertices, edges and faces
• What is scaling?


  Stretching a mesh with x, y, z coordinates
• What is global orientation in rotation?


  The standard rotation (what you start with)
• What is the local orientation in rotation?

  Rotation directions assigned to an object
• Difference between a reference and a moodboard?

  * a moodboard is made for vibes, colors, what is needed in your scene? (Artistic)

  * a reference board is made for referencing things from real life (technical)
• When was Disney's first animated film made?

  In 1937