I appreciate that. Sorry been shotgunning a lot of beers.
-----Original Message----- >From: graeme hogg <[email protected]> >Sent: Aug 22, 2012 9:00 AM >To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Optical Printing, Contact Printing and Rotoscoping >Wizards NEEDED for space pirates claymation > > > >Yeah, the computers that control Optical Printers, they're pretty gay >aren't they. > > > >> Ben >> >> Sounds like a very interesting project and I commend you for working on >> 16mm but curious what's "gay" about using a computer? Sounds like >> something quite negative since its something you refuse to do? >> >> I've just never heard someone refer to using computers as "gay". >> >> I personally love 16mm and have made several films in that format. I can >> also see why computers can be so detesting to celluloid lovers but have >> a hard time understanding why that term was used. >> >> It would sound pretty bad if someone said "I refuse to do this on a >> computer because that's so girly or sissy or that's so black". That >> would sound pretty sexist or racist, no? >> >> I just wanted to leave you with some food for thought. >> >> Sonali >> >> On Aug 22, 2012, at 2:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hey just wanted to get some advice for doing some very complicated >>> special FX on 16mm film. I am going to be making a space pirates >>> claymation film in the near future and I want to do some very >>> complicated optical printing and rotoscoping FX shots. I know that CRI >>> film stock no longer exists but i am going to be filming model >>> spaceships in front of a black or bluescreen and I want to know what is >>> the best way to go about this without getting any generation loss on my >>> film. I will have to combine many layers of film on an optical printer >>> and then I will also have to rotoscope in lazer beams and stuff like >>> that so how would I go about that without making my FX shots look super >>> grainy? I refuse to do this on a computer because thats gay so any >>> advice would be much appreciated. I think i will be doin this all in >>> the bay area so anyone who wants to help out should do so because its >>> going to take a lot of work and I think it could be really sick if we >>> do it right. If none of this is possible then I am going to quit >>> filmmaking and cut my lines so tell me what I got to do so I can make >>> this movie great. >_______________________________________________ >FrameWorks mailing list >[email protected] >https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list [email protected] https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
