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Art Notes
You have to admit, panel 5 is very cute. But no doubt you're wondering "It's cute but, how did it get through the rigorous editing process?" Well, here's my little secret: SWa9 didn't have a vast army of staff working on it - nope: this landmark, historic, EPIC production was created, overseen and edited by just one young lad. In his bedroom no less. So, after a year and a half of following this webcomic you now know the truth!
Film Notes: Glass Matte Painting - A lost Art
Star Wars: Glass Painting by PS Ellenshaw.
Hard to believe, but not so long ago many of the memorable scenes such as the one above made us suspend our disbelief even without CGI - or actual real sets! It's amazing that such levels of realism could be achieved. Glass Painting was used extensively in Star Wars and its sequels. It's something I'd like to learn more about. One of the most famous applications of it in World Cinema history was in the British film Black Narcissus by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell - also known collectively as The Archers. The amazing film-making talent that emerged from film school around the time that George Lucas did, looked up to the likes of Pressburger and Powell for inspiration. Did you know that Martin Scorcese hired the great and aged Michael Powell as cinematographer on his remake of Cape Fear?
The Black Narcissus (1947) Glass Painting. Below: how it was done!
From the blog "Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era Special FX"
Spielberg, Lucas, Scorcese and Coppolla among others were inspired by some great filmakers. These days the inspirational films seems be those by Tony Scott (argh...) and Michel Bay (scream!) formula.
Oh, those were the days. Such exciting ages of discovery and innovation. Will the last couple of decades seem so fascinating in years to come? I suppose there will be stand-out moments of CGI that'll grow more monumental in people's imaginations as time passes, such as the groundbreaking Jurassic Park and Toy Story.
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What was I wishing you luck for on Facebook anyway?
When you say "awesome", I presume you mean "silly?"
Do you make the 'girls' do the boring matte painting while the men enjoy all the glory of being animators? Now THAT's old-school
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