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11-04-2009, 12:32 PM
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GIANT ROBOTS --forced perspective
Hello folks.
Just wanted to share an amazing video of the powers of forced perspective. No CGI, no composite work, all in-camera...
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http...70e3b179aa03c0
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11-04-2009, 01:10 PM
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Looks more realistic than a majority of the CGI I've ever seen.
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11-04-2009, 01:31 PM
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Hmm, I wouldn't mind reading a tutorial on how that type of thing is done.
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11-04-2009, 01:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Uranium City
Looks more realistic than a majority of the CGI I've ever seen.
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Exactly...because...it is real! 
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Originally Posted by Zensteve
Hmm, I wouldn't mind reading a tutorial on how that type of thing is done.
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Ya, I shot the guy a message asking him, nah begging him, to put up a tut or reference photos.
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11-04-2009, 08:59 PM
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I can't figure out how he did that with the car casting reflections and the pavement blending so perfectly.
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11-05-2009, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by sonnyboo
I can't figure out how he did that with the car casting reflections and the pavement blending so perfectly.
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[looks like he extended the video a little more]
The blue car is a model car...really small. I think the truck is too.
The pavement is fake--a slab in front of the camera...the sidewalk in some shots too I think. He explains it a little on the YT video page.
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Last edited by M1chae1; 11-05-2009 at 10:24 AM.
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11-05-2009, 05:33 PM
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Not bad. I would be more impressed if he could make the camera move in some of the shots. But well done I'd say.
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11-05-2009, 11:58 PM
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cool stuff, very convincing.
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11-06-2009, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Brooksy
Not bad. I would be more impressed if he could make the camera move in some of the shots. But well done I'd say.
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Ya...but that's an entirely different beast. You couldn't match it without CGI I think. The blending would be impossible to keep practical and believable...I think.
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11-06-2009, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by M1chae1
Ya...but that's an entirely different beast. You couldn't match it without CGI I think. The blending would be impossible to keep practical and believable...I think.
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or without motion control for both camera & the miniatures. See the LORD OF THE RINGS for how they had huge moving rigs for tables & chairs to keep the forced perspective in dolly shots.
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11-06-2009, 11:07 AM
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Yeah LOTR is what I was referring to. That did some awesome stuff for those movies. Again very good for what it was and much better then what I could do.
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11-06-2009, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sonnyboo
or without motion control for both camera & the miniatures. See the LORD OF THE RINGS for how they had huge moving rigs for tables & chairs to keep the forced perspective in dolly shots.
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Exactly...you'd have to have a very controlled move of foreground props...which I guess is feasible...but on lower budget films, people probably wouldn't create these prop shift devices....
But ya, good point.
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11-07-2009, 11:34 AM
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they'd be easy to make though, either physically or electronically.
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11-14-2009, 06:07 PM
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That's pretty cool, but sorry CGI is still getting awesome.
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11-15-2009, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by knightly
they'd be easy to make though, either physically or electronically.
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Easy? lol...
Creating a tracking forground forced perspective rig to follow the exact movement of the camera? Easy? OK. I'll be sure to call you up next time we're making one. lol.
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