Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!gs From: gs@mit-eddie.UUCP (Gordon Strong) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: computer displays in 2010 Message-ID: <3422@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 15:12:48 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.3422 Posted: Sun Jan 13 15:12:48 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 05:07:48 EST References: <127@stolaf.UUCP> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 17 For a good discussion of the video displays and various special effects used in 2010, see last month's "American Cinematographer". It is a good publication to follow if you want to understand the "behind-the-scenes" of what you see on the screen. There are two relevant articles, one on video effects and one on special effects. Apparently, they made quite an effort to be believable. One things that comes immediately to mind is the choice to shoot miniature scenes with no fill light. In things like "Star Wars", they didn't care where light came from. In 2010, they are striving for technical accuracy. Long shots give the audience plenty of time to try to dispell the illusion. They had to be *real* careful to make it look good. I think they did a commendable job. Gordon Strong {decvax!genrad, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gs GS@MIT-XX