Comments on: Underworld Evolution CGI

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:51:25 +0000

It’s a directors finder. Used by the director to look through the lens without having to have it attached to a camera. Arri builds one, so does Panavision Here are a couple of thrid praty finders http://www.cavision.com/viewfinders/cine.htm and http://www.filmcamerakit.com/html/viewfinders.htm Not Inexpensive!

Here’s a version that uses variable masks instead of using a real lens http://www.directorsviewfinders.com/

By: Gabe

Gabe — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:20:37 +0000

What is that attached to the lens at 2:39? I know what it is for, but i don’t know what is it called and where can i get one.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:35:41 +0000

Damn that wire thingy is fun looking

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:24:22 +0000

The more things change, the more they remain the same.

For the 1977 Disney film “Pete’s Dragon” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Dragon they composited live action and hand drawn animation. Pete was flown on a wire and the dragon was added later. They used miniatures for the waves crashing over the lighthouse.

Miniatures were used extensively for both StarTrek and Star Wars, but it was old technology by then. The new thing was sophisticated motion control.

The other day everyone was impressed by the use of CGI to re-create colonial America, Nothing new here, Matte Paintings were done by hand in the days before inexpensive computers.

Compositing was done by Optical Printers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_printer before it was done by computers.

By: Donnie Bell Design

Donnie Bell Design — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:23:02 +0000

That’s a good mixture of real effects and CGI, but less than I thought. Good to know not everything is composited.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:17:07 +0000

Very interesting, great link. Thanks alot.