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New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by skywhopper »

zizzer wrote: post #29

The use of "foreground" as a verb in that article really bothers me for some reason.

I have the same gut instinct as you do, but a huge proportion of English* verbs come into being this way, taking over nouns as a shorthand way of expressing the idea.

For a good discussion and some links to background, see this recent Language Log post: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=16394

* I restricted my assertion to English because I don't know one way or the other if other languages tend to this sort of evolution. My impression is that particular languages tend to be open to some types of changes and less open to others, but that which changes varies from language to language.

Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by err »

ashark wrote: post #22
Agustus wrote: post #17

When Cloverfield first trailer came out, there was a shot where the Statue of Liberty's head was flung into a street. The first version of it appeared to be a rough cut CGI [1], then the second version came out of the trailer and the head was thoroughly improved[2]. I know that there is a need for buzz to be created, but where does the line between changes and false advertising occur. If for some reason I was super p…

I was really bummed when Song 2 by Blur wasn't used at all in Starship Troopers. Lying trailer!

you are not alone.

Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by wmeredith »

freshyill wrote: post #18
u02sgb wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"some directors don't know restraint." IMO the Hobbit trilogy was pure indulgence.

I watched all of the special features on the LOTR extended editions back in the day. It seemed like they were extremely proud of their "bigatures". It's a shame that they seemed to have completely abandoned a technique that worked so well.

From what I've read it was not possible to shoot them in the same manner because of 3-D and/or HFPS formats.

Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by wmeredith »

qznc wrote: post #4

Why do the mountains in the background even matter?

Everything on screen matters. Modern Cinema is a HIGHLY evolved art form. If you have any interest in this at all, YouTube user Every Frame A Painting publishes, short, easily digestible, and well-produced YouTube videos about this stuff that are eye-opening.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag

The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-k-p4wzxg

Michael Bay - What is Bayhem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2THVvshvq0Q

Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by mryingster »

skywhopper wrote: post #31
zizzer wrote: post #29

The use of "foreground" as a verb in that article really bothers me for some reason.

I have the same gut instinct as you do, but a huge proportion of English* verbs come into being this way, taking over nouns as a shorthand way of expressing the idea. For a good discussion and some links to background, see this recent Language Log post: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=16394 * I restricted my assertion to English because I don't know one way or the other if other languages tend to this sort of…

This reminds me of an old Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin discusses verbing words.

http://assets.amuniversal.com/6f34d860df950131725e005056a954...

That's kind of an amazing aspect of English as a language; you can misuse words entirely, yet still convey a message. I wonder if this linguistic flexibility is due to the fact that our language is a mixture of so many other languages with disparate grammatical rules.

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Post by zizzer »

skywhopper wrote: post #31
zizzer wrote: post #29

The use of "foreground" as a verb in that article really bothers me for some reason.

I have the same gut instinct as you do, but a huge proportion of English* verbs come into being this way, taking over nouns as a shorthand way of expressing the idea. For a good discussion and some links to background, see this recent Language Log post: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=16394 * I restricted my assertion to English because I don't know one way or the other if other languages tend to this sort of…

Thanks for the article link.

I think the evolution of English through new word use is generally an excellent and exciting thing. It can just be a little disconcerting adjusting to new usage (at least new for me personally, in this case).

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Post by dr_zoidberg »

bendavis381 wrote: post #10
dr_zoidberg wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought the first Jurassic Park had little to none CGI, going with animatronics, puppets and on-stage vissual effects. Is there any article to read about where and how CGI was used in that movie?

Any shot where you can see the entire T-REX is CG AFAIK. FXGuide is always a great place for VFX related stuff: http://www.fxguide.com/featured/welcome-back-to-jurassic-par...

That was a very good read, thanks for the link.

Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by not_that_noob »

wmeredith wrote: post #35
qznc wrote: post #4

Why do the mountains in the background even matter?

Everything on screen matters. Modern Cinema is a HIGHLY evolved art form. If you have any interest in this at all, YouTube user Every Frame A Painting publishes, short, easily digestible, and well-produced YouTube videos about this stuff that are eye-opening. Here are a few of my favorites: Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scen…

Thanks for the links - excellent depth in the analysis. Loved the ones on Jackie Chan.

Re: New Jurassic World Trailer Hides Improved CGI in Plain Sight

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Post by wmeredith »

not_that_noob wrote: post #39
wmeredith wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everything on screen matters. Modern Cinema is a HIGHLY evolved art form. If you have any interest in this at all, YouTube user Every Frame A Painting publishes, short, easily digestible, and well-produced YouTube videos about this stuff that are eye-opening. Here are a few of my favorites: Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scen…

Thanks for the links - excellent depth in the analysis. Loved the ones on Jackie Chan.

You're totally welcome. I'm not personally involved in that YouTube channel, but I try to spread it far and wide. It's such a great gem of content.
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