Movie Magics
Let that be a lesson to you kids - if you're going to attempt to launch a game, make sure you don't have a 10000x6000 Photoshop image still open in the background. Your computer will not be on friendly terms with you. Unless you have one of those space computers that can predict the future or run Crysis.
I've been watching a lot of DVDs lately while at home. Which is all the time, but y'know. I still get a kick from seeing movies set in LA which are filmed at places I've been to like the Disney Concert Hall or the Farmers Market. "Oooh, Dave took me there!" is a thought that crops into my mind every time. Ah, good times. :'3
Anyway, been interested in watching flicks with the commentary tracks turned on; it's really starting to interest me the what kind of subtle things good film-makers put into their works. Everything from plot points to the lighting they put on characters to emphasis certain elements in shots - sort of makes me wish I'd studied film making back in school now.
It's interesting listening to George Lucas talking about budgeting on The Phantom Menace, and talking about a million dollars like it's loose change. Makes you wonder how out of touch you can get when you become that successful. 'Course, he was also talking about CG characters like they were the best thing since Swiss cheese on sliced bread.
And that's another thing, it's fascinating to see what passes for special effects after 10 years. You look at Phantom Menace now and all the CG environments, though still jaw droppingly gorgeous and detailed, somehow all looks artificial. I think it's because as you're more exposed to looking at generated environments from newer movies or from high end games, you start to get a better sense of what's real and what's not. Whether it's lighting that looks slightly off or textures that look slightly muted, you get better at picking out the fake from the real. Or maybe I should just get out more.
Oh, and I also picked myself up a copy of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time on DVD the other day too, and have been watching it fairly extensively. I find that it's a very moving story about wanting things to remain as they are forever, and about not knowing what you want until it's already too late. Ah, it would be nice if you could actually get a second chance as easily as in that movie.
I've been watching a lot of DVDs lately while at home. Which is all the time, but y'know. I still get a kick from seeing movies set in LA which are filmed at places I've been to like the Disney Concert Hall or the Farmers Market. "Oooh, Dave took me there!" is a thought that crops into my mind every time. Ah, good times. :'3
Anyway, been interested in watching flicks with the commentary tracks turned on; it's really starting to interest me the what kind of subtle things good film-makers put into their works. Everything from plot points to the lighting they put on characters to emphasis certain elements in shots - sort of makes me wish I'd studied film making back in school now.
It's interesting listening to George Lucas talking about budgeting on The Phantom Menace, and talking about a million dollars like it's loose change. Makes you wonder how out of touch you can get when you become that successful. 'Course, he was also talking about CG characters like they were the best thing since Swiss cheese on sliced bread.
And that's another thing, it's fascinating to see what passes for special effects after 10 years. You look at Phantom Menace now and all the CG environments, though still jaw droppingly gorgeous and detailed, somehow all looks artificial. I think it's because as you're more exposed to looking at generated environments from newer movies or from high end games, you start to get a better sense of what's real and what's not. Whether it's lighting that looks slightly off or textures that look slightly muted, you get better at picking out the fake from the real. Or maybe I should just get out more.
Oh, and I also picked myself up a copy of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time on DVD the other day too, and have been watching it fairly extensively. I find that it's a very moving story about wanting things to remain as they are forever, and about not knowing what you want until it's already too late. Ah, it would be nice if you could actually get a second chance as easily as in that movie.
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