does T-2 really have the first wire removal shot ever?
08-05-03, 07:51 PM
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does T-2 really have the first wire removal shot ever?
I'm wondering this because after watching once upon a time in china and lots of the john woo movies, there seems to be lots of wire removals in those movies as well. (Cameron mentioned that in the t2 extreme dvd commentary.)
08-05-03, 10:53 PM
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For superman they just made Sup's lay on his stomach on a blue sheet.. 
for the shots of him slowly landing they just threw him off a cherry picker and had all the other actors actor faster so they could use slow motion.
for the shots of him slowly landing they just threw him off a cherry picker and had all the other actors actor faster so they could use slow motion.
08-06-03, 12:00 AM
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Well if you are going to slow down one actor the others have to move faster in order to make it look like they are in normal speed.. yup. the insides of hollyweird. 
08-06-03, 01:59 AM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
how did they remove the wires in superman then? Or is it where the wires are so thin that only really good vision could see them.
how did they remove the wires in superman then? Or is it where the wires are so thin that only really good vision could see them.
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CGI merely allows moviemakers to do things more efficiently (read less expensively) and with more precision. The techniques themselves have been done optically for decades. Have a look at the "making of" stuff on the TRON DVD. The computer animation aspects of it were minimal compared to the things we see today, much of it was traditional animation techniques applied to live action footage composited (optically) with computer-generated stills.
I guess what I'm saying is that you don't need a computer to do wire removal roto-work, but it helps!
I guess what I'm saying is that you don't need a computer to do wire removal roto-work, but it helps!
08-07-03, 02:53 AM
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Originally posted by Rypro 525
and also according to the doc on tron, the movie couldn't win an oscar for special effects because it used computers!
and also according to the doc on tron, the movie couldn't win an oscar for special effects because it used computers!
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