Yeah, I spotted those on the first night. You can't really tell from the video, because the shot's from too far away, but the very last shot in the sequence before the camera swoops into the entrance to the theater, there's a crowd of people having a party on the roof of the Ed. That's supposedly actual footage of a "Welcome to the Crew" party they threw over the summer. I'm sure Steven's there in the crowd, although I doubt that's what you're thinking of. I'm only aware of the two CGI Stevens you mentioned...the basketball pass from one high-rise to Jon Batiste on another, and Steven dancing on the rooftop next to Jon playing the piano.
Doug Fields Tampa, FL -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Timko Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2015 3:14 PM To: TV or Not TV <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie taping report: "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Some nights I count three places where Colbert turns up in the opening sequence but most nights only two: Throwing the football and dancing on the roof top. I can't remember where I thought I saw the third Colbert. Maybe on the sports field. Anyone else notice this? On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:50 AM, Doug Fields <[email protected]> wrote: > After doing a little more investigation of the techniques involved (I'm a > fairly serious hobbyist-level photographer, but have no experience in > miniature simulation), I think I agree with you. I would've bet money that a > couple of spots in the sequence (specifically the shot of the ships on the > river and the Statue of Liberty) were miniatures, but after seeing some > examples of what's possible and watching the video a lot more closely, I'm > starting to believe that none of the opening credits are using miniatures. > > However they did it, it's very visually interesting and well produced. > > Doug Fields > Tampa, FL > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ed Dravecky > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 1:29 AM > To: TV or Not TV <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Quickie taping report: "Late Show with Stephen > Colbert" > > Doug Fields <[email protected]> wrote: >> They're actually a pretty complicated combination of time-lapse, stop-motion >> miniatures and CGI. >> https://medium.com/the-outtake/the-new-late-show-opening-is-amazzzzii >> i >> nnngggg-c5de0cfa84a8 > > I know that the article admits that it's just guessing, but I'm betting that > no miniatures are used. Instead, there's a video technique that can make real > objects look like scale models. I do believe that the credits are using a > combination of depth-of-field trickery and tilt-shift photography to make the > actual Manhattan look like a gigantic toy recreation. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_faking > > > -- > Ed Dravecky > Dallas, Texas > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV > or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To > unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
