MdPC

The Birds (1963)

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Plot

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

details

Movie Poster

The code

// Manuale di Programmazione Cinematografica
// Daniele Olmisani, 2016

// The birds (1963)


final color PAPER = color(255);
final color INK = color(30);

final int COUNT = 150;
final float DELTA = 0.8;


void setup() {
  size(480, 640);
  noLoop();
}


void draw() {
  
  randomSeed(100);
  
  float s = min(width, height) / 4.8;

  background(PAPER);
  noFill();
  stroke(INK);
  strokeWeight(0.05*s);
  
  for (int i=0; i<COUNT; i++) {
    resetMatrix();
    translate(random(width), random(height));
    scale(1 / (random(10)+1));
    rotate(-0.1*PI);
    arc(-0.4*s, 0, 0.8*s, s, -PI+DELTA, 0);
    arc( 0.4*s, 0, 0.8*s, s, -PI, -DELTA);
  }
  
  save("the-birds.png");
}

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