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The Computer Animation Primer That Magically Wiped Away the World Trade Center

And erupted an imaginary volcano near San Francisco.

This is the stuff of Memorex nightmares. Nestled between a soft focus-y torrent of metallic T-rex's, glowing corporate branding, a lone pianist playing the most bummed-out of gin joint jams, and assorted other post-production wizardry that justscreams THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED, PEOPLE!, the World Trade Center towers appear, then vanish.

Only it's not 2001 and passenger planes; it's 1986 and air brushes. Welcome to Computer Animation Magic, an hour-long tutorial directed by Geoffrey de Valois, known for his work on films like Computer Visions (1991), Computer Dreams (1988), and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). "Create a new reality," its dulcet voiceover intones. Wipe the New York skyline clean of the WTC! Or, better yet, plant an erupting volcano close enough to San Francisco to threaten Pompeii-ing the Bay Area.

Ugh.

Watch the full thing:

h/t officefern