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#217090
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Superman Movie
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Originally posted by: greencapt
NY Times Superman Return article

As the movie begins, Mr. Singer explained, Clark returns from a mysterious absence to discover that Lois has a fiancé and a child. This creates what may be the film's central quandary. "Even if you're the strongest man in the world," Mr. Singer said, "if the woman you love has found someone else that she's nearly married to that's not a bad guy, how do you figure out what your place is in that woman's life?"

He added, "I call it my first chick flick."


Sounds like the same theme The Dead Zone has been exploring for five seasons.
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#216912
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Info: found - Revenge Of The Sith in 1080i
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I've never been offended by the CG sets and ships so much as the CG characters. Even Gollum looks fake to me, and he's still the gold standard for CG characters. I think Gollum worked as well as he did in most places (I especially love his soliloquy in TTT) because of the advanced motion capture they did on Andy Serkis' face and body. Jar Jar, comparitively, was animated from scratch based on Ahmed's movements, but not captured from them.

In the end, CG just has a sheen on the characters that looks totally unnatural, and that's where it loses me.

I caught Ep III last night and realize I can't watch the original cut. Vader's transformation is so weak. Not to toot my own horn, but I really love what I pulled off in that scene. Can't wait for the saga to be re-released in Blu-Ray so I can do this all over again in 1080p, learning whole new ripping and authoring schemes in the process. *rolls eyes* Maybe by then I'll know how to do soft wipes too and will add that missing touch, and perhaps tighten things a little more.
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#216635
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Info: found - Revenge Of The Sith in 1080i
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216635/action/topic#216635
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I'm always blown away by how good the CG looks in stills, but how awful it looks in motion, and how downright wretched it looks on the big screen.

Given that they build these on large computer monitors and not wall-sized projection booths, do they not realize how the fakeness of CG looks amplified on a real screen.

I saw ROTS in DLP and it certainly looked clean, but it also looked fake. It looks much more real on a small TV and I think this is the reason why. Meanwhile, no matter how nuanced they can make the CG Yoda look, I'll take the puppet any day. Why oh why couldn't they have used the original ESB puppet in the prequels?
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#216610
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The Da Vinci Code fanedit by the CBB group (possible spoilers)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216610/action/topic#216610
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The only real beef I had was them changing Sauniere from being Sophie's grandfather to being and adoptive grandfather. It rendered the entire Hieros Gamos ritual that destroyed their relationship moot.

If her REAL grandparents were engaging in the Hieros Gamos, there would be a very understandable attachment to the ritual: THEY ARE THE BLOODLINE.

If you really want to get clever, work in snippets from Hudson Hawk, Dogma, and Eyes Wide Shut. Maybe I should re-edit those films into The Da Vinci Code and see if I can get it to work. ;-)
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#216602
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Certificate from Bush
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216602/action/topic#216602
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Just don't let those gays get married or it'll render those 50 beautiful years of marriage completely pointless and irrelevant. I can't think of a faster way to erase 50 years of shared love, family building and spiritual growth than to have two complete strangers in another state make a similar commitment to each other when they're of the same sex.

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#216360
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Superman Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216360/action/topic#216360
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Originally posted by: greencapt
And being topical his IS an illegal alien so I'm sure he's at the forefront of debate considering today's headlines.

Hey, after the crap Zod pulled, I'm thinking these illegal aliens may be VERY dangerous! For every Kal-El who wants to fight for "Truth, Justice and all that stuff" you get three Kryptonian Kriminals who want to rule the world.

We need a bigger interplanetary fence made out of Kryptonite.
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#216308
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How do you make good titles for a movie?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216308/action/topic#216308
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Well, it's important to balance your desire with your willingness to learn the tools at hand. Buttering up your technically-versed friends is helpful too. Darth Editous and MeBeJedi have always been helpful in areas where I just plain suck. Still, if you're wanting to do professional titles, and After Effects is the recommended tool, it's best to experiment with the tool to get the effect you want. Then you have another skill under your belt, the titles you wanted, and the satisfaction of knowing you did it yourself.