Monday, March 1, 2010

So Much For Process Work & Optical Printing

Earlier (actually, later yesterday) we wasted time contemplating where the matte work started in various parts of "Ben-Hur," & laughing at the model work in "The Greatest Show On Earth." Another idle pastime not long for this world. Like, what is a representation of reality, man?From the guy who brings you Garfield: The Animated Series.

7 comments:

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© said...

Soylent Green is people!
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M. Bouffant said...

Trickery Editor Types:

Those aren't people!

Murfyn said...

On a meta-level, what you think you are seeing is really just little moving dots on a screen; and then, it is really just the mind's interpretation of these little dots; and then . . .

Substance McGravitas said...

This one made me pretty happy. As it gets cheaper to do this shit I expect people with imaginations will eventually get to mess with it.

M. Bouffant said...

"Metaphysics, Poo!" Ed. Notes:

We at least touched on the meta by noting it's all "representation."

Lairbo said...

So, now along with lying about having done their own stunts, actors will natter on about what it was like to film in [name of location here]?

M. Bouffant said...

Show Bidness Editor Adds:

"The people [there] were simply wonderful, so unspoiled."