Pencil Test (film)

Pencil Test
Distributed by Apple Computer
Release dates
July 1988 at SIGGRAPH
Running time
3 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Pencil Test is a 1988 short film created by Apple Inc.'s Advanced Technology Graphics Group[1][2] to showcase the animation capabilities of Apple's Macintosh II computer line.

Plot

This short tells the story of the pencil tool escaping from the Macintosh interface, then attempting to get back onto the screen.

Trivia

The credits for the short film include Pixar directors John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, as well as Ratatouille producer Galyn Susman.

References

  1. Macintosh: Desktop Media & the Making of Pencil Test (1 of 2)
  2. Macintosh: Desktop Media & the Making of Pencil Test (2 of 2)

External links

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