John Whitney Sr.

Known for

Directing

Born

April 8, 1917

Birthplace

Pasadena, California, USA.

Died

September 22, 1995 (aged 78)

Biography

John Whitney, Sr. (April 8, 1917—September 22, 1995) was an American animator, composer and inventor, widely considered to be one of the 'fathers' of computer animation.

Best known work

Permutations

1968

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

2011

Five Film Exercises: Film 1

1943

Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3

1944

Arabesque

1975

Five Film Exercises: Film 4

1944

Matrix III

1972

Birth of a Nation

1997

Catalog

1961

Celery Stalks at Midnight

1951

Filmography

TBA
The Film Art of John Whitney, Sr.
as Himself
2011
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
as Himself (archive footage)
1997
Birth of a Nation
as Self
1993
Abstract Cinema
as Himself
1992
A Personal Search For the Complementarity of Music and Visual Art
1991
Moon Drum
Director
1985
Home Movies 1971-81
1975
Arabesque
Director
1973
Hex Demo
Director
1972
Screening RoomTV
as Himself (1 episode)
1972
Matrix III
Director
1971
Matrix
Director
1970
Osaka 1-2-3
Director
1968
Permutations
Director
1968
Experiments in Motion Graphics
as Himself, Director, Producer, Writer
1961
Catalog
Director
1956
Blues Pattern
Director
1955
The Performing Painter
Director
1953
Mozart Rondo
Director
1952
Hot House
Director
1951
Celery Stalks at Midnight
Director
1949
Mahzel
Director
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 5
Director
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 4
Director
1944
Five Film Exercises: Film 2-3
Director