Could this breakthrough film with VFX from ILM contain yet another first?
Animation supervisor Webster Colcord and Ian Failes from befores & afters dive deep into the history of all-CG photoreal characters on film, looking for the “first” one that appeared on the silver screen.

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Show notes
Possible firsts?
– Futureworld (1976)
– Cindy (played by Susan Dey) from Looker (1981)
– ‘Bit’ from Tron (1982)
Young Sherlock Holmes
– Young Sherlock Holmes clip
– Young Sherlock Holmes on Wikipedia
– befores & afters feature on Dennis Muren and Young Sherlock Holmes
– Past VFX Firsts podcasts on matte painting and digital compositing