Frozen Time

Overview

In December of 1981, Japanese graphic artist Ryoichiro Debuchi shot one of the earliest films that experimented with a time-slice or bullet-time effect. Using 18 still-cameras with set bulb arranged in a 360 degrees sweeping arc around the central model, and three synchronized flashes arranged around a central model. The original was a super 8 film Screened at Pia Film Festival '82. Ryoichiro is an artist in the fields of Computer Graphics, Computer Animations, Programming Art, Virtual Worlds, Real-time 3D Works, 3D Bots, Interactive Art, Media Art, and Handmade Electronic Instruments. Also a programmer in the field of graphics.