The year was 1992. A small team of animators were soon to present to the world an innovation that would forever change the realm of cinema. Until this point, special effects artists were mostly limited to methods of stop-motion animation and practical effects to create fantastical displays within a film. That was until ground-breaking director Stephen Spielberg, who is most famous for his work in classic films such as E.T. and Jaws, made a single decision that would influence film-making to this day. It was the decision to utilize computer graphics in the iconic production, Jurassic Park. Filmmakers had used computer graphics previously but for CGI to break through, technology needed to be advanced…
Graphics Card – In order to create a graphics image, a graphics card is necessary. The graphics card proceeds digital information directly from the operating system stating what needs to be shown on the monitor. The graphics cards are needed to produce images that meet the wants of the users by using the abilities of the monitor.…
9. Although digital technology may eventually have an impact on the film industry, it will…
In the early 1960’s Mary Poppins was produced. Mary Poppins was the first winner of the academy award for FX, meaning best achievement in special effects. The movie blended live action with animation. The special effect technique was used to combine live action with animation characters. The backgrounds are called the sodium screen. A few years later in the year 1968 the film 2001 A Space Odyssey was produced. This film also won the academy award in special visual effects. This movie featured the most realistic footage of space ever. This film used full sized props, models, video displays and computer monitors and other FX techniques. During that same year the “American independent horror film” Night of the Living Dead was born. George Romero directed and produced this horror movie. The special effects in this film were pretty simple because the low budget. The special effects included the costumes donated from the goodwill. Makeup was limited and the small budget led to the movie being shot in black and white. The film got high praise even with its low budget.…
Advances in technology has affected the ways in which movies are produced, distributed, and exhibited. Today we can arrizcs, watch, rent or purchase just about any major/blockbuster film through hand-held devices, iTunes…
CAD software builds its drawings in layers. Once a basic floor plan or object model is established,…
In the Art of War article we see the artistic aspect of using CGI in films . Even though it states that a lot of the effects in the movie were very unrealistic that is also what made the movie so beautiful. It created this gorgeous scenery that could only be…
Millions people all around the world entertain themselves by watching animated movies and playing video games, but not all people know how exactly the movie/game was shot. There are many different ways to control and aim the “camera” to convey different aspects of a point of view, and there is a great deal of work involved in finding the best way to show that to the audience. In this essay I am going to explain how the scholarly article, “Declarative Camera Control for Automatic Cinematography” describes what work goes into the camera control in filming animated movies and video games, how placing a camera in a desired angle or distance can dramatically change the effect…
Amongst the most influential and infamous directors of the 20th century, Alfred Hitchcock made many memorable suspenseful films with elements of humour (Sterritt, 1993; Valk & Sarah, 2013), i.e.: using one continuous shot in Rope. His influence is still seen in films today. He experimented and tried new filming techniques using the newest film technologies of the time. Since the 1990’s, CG (Computer Graphics) has changed the face of film with new 3D animated productions.…
There were a number of advanced visual effects techniques that were used in the production of Avatar. The work on the film had been delayed since the 1990s to allow the techniques to reach the necessary degree of advancement to adequately portray his vision of the film. The director planned to make use of photorealistic computer-generated characters; created using new motion-capture animation technologies he had been developing so they look magnificent. Somthing nobody has ever seen before. Cameron had made it so that his gorgeous world and landscapes were magnificently magical; that blew up in your mind of so much creativity and…
Some specific television visual techniques that I see utilized in contemporary film is the use of the digital imagery. Digital imagery is the representation of a two-dimensional image using ones and zeros (binary). Depending on whether or not the image is fixed. Digital imagery has been used to replace actors in certain films with digital figures instead.…
The art of motion pictures have been compared to other forms of expression art, but what makes it unique is that other art forms are incorporated into motion pictures. Through moving pictures, a story can be told with fluidity and rhythm, like music. Much like a sculpture molds clay or stone into something beautiful; a filmmaker can show us their vision or perspective of a story. Motion pictures have a way of influencing us to change the world, make us laugh and make us cry. This powerful medium has altered our world and has helped shape our culture. Analysis and evaluation…
of these was not make-up. They relied heavily on this prop to portray the many…
Helpful Resources for Close Reading and Deconstruction from The New Mexico Media Literacy Project (http://www.nmmlp.org):…
Computer graphics applications often use textures to decorate virtual objects to increase realism without modifying geometric details. In recent years, texture synthesis has been a…