#cg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9iYcuJe9fc
OK I was wrong. It was Windows ME, so even more infamous than 95. Everything between NT and Windows 7 is a muddle mess in my mind.
Lookat those dumb flying boxes! This *looped* while it installed apparently. God knows I never put ME on any of my machines.
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We did what we needed, over delivered and made it look good, probably taught them all kinds of basics on how to get CG projects done and everyone was happy.
We never heard from them again after that project. I dunno, they probably became big CG commercial producers or something afterwards. :)
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It quickly was determined they had *no* idea what they were talking about or doing, and further discovered they had gotten this project through a contact at Microsoft, intended on doing it themselves, but didn't know how and then came to us. And didn't want Microsoft to know it was us executing and not them
One was frat boyish and the other explained all things with sound effects and gestures. so we called them "Sparky and Sonic Boy" behind their backs.
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One of the strangest CGI project I've worked on was footage that played during the installation of Windows 95 on you computer. Animating and moving Windows logo elements. I assume it played millions of times, but probably watched by no one as they walked away and waited for the OS to install.
Two "producers" approached Rhythm and Hues with the project, as if it was a very prestigious thing and asked us all kinds of questions like "what format would you make it in?"
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