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Robert Abel (I) (1937–2001)

Producer | Director | Writer

One of the genuine visionaries of Digital Computer Graphics and Visual Effects. From the early 1970s through the mid-80s, the Hollywood-based studio Robert Abel & Associates (RA&A) pushed the leading -- sometimes bleeding -- edge of visual effects. Working primarily in television advertising, (the only consistent market for such work at the time) RA&A created 33 Clio Award-winning commercials... See full bio »

Born:

in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1982 High Fidelity (short) (producer)
 
1972 Elvis on Tour (documentary) (producer)
 
1971 Mad Dogs & Englishmen (documentary) (producer)
 
1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1967 A Nation of Immigrants (TV documentary) (producer)
 
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1973 Let the Good Times Roll (documentary)
 
1972 Elvis on Tour (documentary)
 
1969 Making of the President 1968 (TV documentary) (co-director)
 
1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV documentary)
 
1967 A Nation of Immigrants (TV documentary)
 
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1972 Elvis on Tour (documentary)
 
1969 Making of the President 1968 (TV documentary)
 
1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV documentary)
 
1967 A Nation of Immigrants (TV documentary)
 
1959 The Prime Time (writer)
 
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1990 The Mind's Eye (video short) (computer artist)
 
1982 TRON (systems supervisor: Robert Abel and Associates)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
1983 Cube Quest (Video Game) (graphic artist)
 
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1976 UFOs: It Has Begun (documentary) (special effects)
 
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1999 The Story of Computer Graphics (documentary)
Interviewee
 
1994-1996 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Combining Stop Motion and CG: In Living Color (1996) … Himself
– Computer Animation: Electric Dreams (1994) … Himself
 
1975 Film Reality and Film Fantasy (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Created opening sequence for "Amazing Stories". See more »
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The film craftsmen and storytellers who will be successful in the future are also those who recognize that the methodology by which we tell stories -- and deliver them to people -- has changed. We've never before had the power to tell our stories at such an affordable price, on robust computers that cost just $10,000-to-$12,000... See more »

Trivia:

He won 33 Clio awards, the advertising industry's version of the Oscar. One of his most notable spots featured a man in jeans walking the Levi's label portrayed as a dog. See more »

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