Posts Tagged movies
Chroma Key
Posted by Shareef in CG, movies, technology on January 21st, 2010
A nice compilation showing the use of the chroma key technique in some popular TV and films. Using green or blue screens in the background, actors are shot and then composited into purposely shot footage from on-location by removing the chosen colour. This means production companies can save money by shooting footage in studios rather than closing down famous landmarks like Times Square (03:43) in New York.
Iron Man 2 Trailer
This is the trailer for the up and coming Iron Man sequel with appearances from Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), along with Iron Man’s partner War Machine (Don Cheadle).
Lego Matrix
Trevor Boyd and Steve Ilett of LegoMatrix.com have completed 440 hours of stop-motion production to reproduce the famous bullet-dodge scene from the Matrix, just in time for its ten year anniversary.
We went to great lengths to match camera angles, lighting conditions, continuity errors, focal depths and so on, but obviously we had to work within the limitations of point and shoot cameras and the Lego medium. Not having any knees or elbows on the minifigs can make it tricky to reproduce the actor’s movements, but we tried our best.
For extensive behind the scenes info, click here.
Avatar Extended Trailer
The new extended trailer has been released for James Cameron’s Avatar, and this time there is more information on the plot and the characters. It seems that the humans are trying to mine a valuable mineral from the land of the indigenous race, and they have genetically engineered creatures that they can control remotely to infiltrate the local population. While doing so, a soldier starts to question his orders as he learns more about the culture of the aliens, and how it is being destroyed.
Prince of Persia Trailer
Disney are making Prince of Persia into a movie. The popular franchise is due to hit cinemas in late May, and by the looks of the trailer it will stick closely to the rich ancient colours, Arabian architecture and traditional clothing that featured in the game. The film is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, who brought us Pirates of the Caribbean, so expect more sword-tastic action, minus the Jack Sparrow.
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