A visit to the studios of the INA - Institute National de l'Audiovisuel, in Paris, to show how computer animation was achieved in the 1980's. The medium is illustrated in works by, among others, Hourcade, Borenstein, Abel, Roberts, Whitney, Demos, Csuri, Rosendahl, Halas and Donner. Examples of how computer animation technology opened up new horizons in space research, medicine, the entertainment industry, architecture, advertising and the arts. Works by Rosendahl, Toyolinks Corporation, Sogitec Audiovisuel, Lodge-Chessman, Nakamae and Nakajima, illustrate these applications.