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Cthulhu_ · 2020-02 · Strong recommendation

One solution to this would be to put the camera on a fixture that replays the same motions every time, so they can do a 'dry run' and correct the rendering. (Putting a camera on a fixture is not new, IIRC they did it in Back to the Future - [VIDEO] is a really good yet succinct documentary on it)

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ZeroGravitas · 2024-11 · Recommendation

And if you're an HN reader and already know and love Back to the Future, then the Captain Disillusion's 2 part YouTube video about how the visual effects used ground breaking computer control of cameras to advance the state of the art is a good recommendation: [VIDEO]

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fxtentacle · 2020-05 · Reference

We gave it up for slightly higher profit margins enabled by hiring slightly less qualified programmers at a slightly lower rate. In a similar vein, Industrial Light and Magic used to have a few highly talented people crafting incredibly intelligent solutions to make their movies possible: [VIDEO] By now, most of those effects would instead be done using CGI and outsourced to Asia.

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