IT’S A GREEN-SCREEN WORLD
Feb. 23rd, 2010 10:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogThose on-location shots you see on a lot of TV dramas? Most of them are partial or complete green-screen backdrops.
Stargate Studios provides evidence.
I can’t say I’m surprised, or disappointed. Quite the opposite, actually – it’s a great showcase of how advanced this kind of studio trickery has become.
Forty years ago this kind of thing was done with rear projection, matte paintings and generic sets. Now it’s done with green screens and computers. It’s been said that the best special effects are the ones you don’t notice. This is a good example of that axiom.
I’m not here,
This is dF
Stargate Studios provides evidence.
I can’t say I’m surprised, or disappointed. Quite the opposite, actually – it’s a great showcase of how advanced this kind of studio trickery has become.
Forty years ago this kind of thing was done with rear projection, matte paintings and generic sets. Now it’s done with green screens and computers. It’s been said that the best special effects are the ones you don’t notice. This is a good example of that axiom.
I’m not here,
This is dF
