Amazing, I didn't know Sandra Bullock was still making films....
Honey, I BLEW UP the International SPACE STATION - in full 3D
A few years ago the idea of accelerating a BlueArc filer would have seemed bizarre; it's got its own hardware acceleration. But now media special effects processing can be so mind-blowingly intensive that the hardware accelerated filer itself needs accelerating. The case that's illustrating this point is the new George Clooney …
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Friday 17th May 2013 08:37 GMT Dave 126
Re: All that trouble
What vacuum? It looks like expanding gas, dust and debris (i.e an explosion)- the rest of the noise is screaming over the suit radio, and noise transmitted along the suit tether- in much the same the way as you can hear the cable of your earphones rubbing against your shirt.
There is a medium for sound to travel through. I don't expect the noise portrayed in this trailer is what people would hear in that situation, but nor would I expect it to be a silent experience.
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Friday 17th May 2013 11:45 GMT Alan 6
Re: Hosing down everything with cgi gets you very little
"I saw Avatar and I saw the South Park movie. Guess which I liked much, much more than the other."
Not really a valid comparison, as they're completely different types of films, It's akin to saying that Citizen Kane is a classic, but I prefered Debbie Does Dallas
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Friday 17th May 2013 12:29 GMT BlueGreen
Re: Hosing down everything with cgi gets you very little
Well, they are entirely different genres but I guess you watch such films for entertainment, that's what it's all about. By such measure I found one good, and the other a gaudy but vacuous shell. IMO of course.
Quick test: if you subtract the CGI from both films, what remains?
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Friday 17th May 2013 12:43 GMT Don Jefe
Model
I know this is an IT site and all but I think it's a shame that movies have gotten away from building then exploding real models. There's real art involved and the model makers get respected for their craft whereas VFX staff are largely interchangeable, treated terribly and very rarely does anyone involved (even the VFX house) make any real money.