guilty pleasures T.V- Used to watch Charmed everyday…still don’t know why
Movie- Pleasantville–Would love to live in that world. Come home from work and say," Where’s my dinner" Whenever it’s on I’m watching it.
[quote]crowdhater wrote:
guilty pleasures T.V- Used to watch Charmed everyday…still don’t know why
Movie- Pleasantville–Would love to live in that world. Come home from work and say," Where’s my dinner" Whenever it’s on I’m watching it. [/quote]
Pleasantville’s real good, I watched it earlier in the year and really enjoyed it.
That Tekken movie.
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Another good one: Star Ship Troopers.
Hard to turn that one off when its on TV. [/quote]
Have tickets in August to see Mystery Science Theater 3000 rape Star Ship Troopers in the theater. Can’t wait.[/quote]
WHAT?!?!?!?
where and how much of my soul do I need to mortgage???[/quote]
$15 in South Side of Houston
Bring it[/quote]
SOHO or Pearland?
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I watched Three Men and a Baby and its sequel Three Men and a Little Lady yesterday on HBO.
Funny part in the first one was when they read a Dr. Benjamin Spock book on childcare and the director of the movie is Leonard Nimoy.
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Canadian TV shows on netflix[/quote]
Are you by chance talking about “Blue Mountain State”? I fricking love that show. Not a guilty pleasure though. Nothing guilty at all about it.[/quote]
Hilarious show. That Thad actor is a comedy genius. Pissed it got cancelled.
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
I really enjoy Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger…and also Space Jam…don’t judge me.[/quote]
I worked on Last Action Hero (visual fx). Turns out the people who love it the most work in Hollywood, it pokes so much fun at the film business.
It was the same summer Jurassic Park came out. We were discussing which movie would do better box office. Supervisor had the opinion “Arnold vs dinosaurs? My money’s on Arnold.”
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I’m charmed by it’s parody silliness, I think there’s something about that kind of thing that brightens my day. A little like Cabin In The Woods for horror and that one pretentious guy in line for the cinema in Annie Hall. Think I shall watch it again tomorrow, it’s been a while and I’m somewhat excited to talk about it. Any particular handy dandy visual work in there of yours that I should be on the lookout for?[/quote]
The boss turned out OK. He went on to supervise FX for What Dreams May Come and won an Oscar.
For LAH, I did IT stuff for the digital artists. We did the shots of people passing through walls (composite of people and wall clips), the cat composites, the dynamite flying out of the screen (CG until the last moment), the Bogart composite, Death sticking the scythe out of the movie screen. Don’t get me started on the twinning shot of the two Arnolds walking up the theater stairs. The composite fell apart and the artist had to trace Arnold frame by frame and matte him in the shot.
Trivia note: Arnold NEVER changes expression. Just watch him frame by frame. B-O-R-I-N-G.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
I really enjoy Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger…and also Space Jam…don’t judge me.[/quote]
I worked on Last Action Hero (visual fx). Turns out the people who love it the most work in Hollywood, it pokes so much fun at the film business.
It was the same summer Jurassic Park came out. We were discussing which movie would do better box office. Supervisor had the opinion “Arnold vs dinosaurs? My money’s on Arnold.”
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I’m charmed by it’s parody silliness, I think there’s something about that kind of thing that brightens my day. A little like Cabin In The Woods for horror and that one pretentious guy in line for the cinema in Annie Hall. Think I shall watch it again tomorrow, it’s been a while and I’m somewhat excited to talk about it. Any particular handy dandy visual work in there of yours that I should be on the lookout for?[/quote]
The boss turned out OK. He went on to supervise FX for What Dreams May Come and won an Oscar.
For LAH, I did IT stuff for the digital artists. We did the shots of people passing through walls (composite of people and wall clips), the cat composites, the dynamite flying out of the screen (CG until the last moment), the Bogart composite, Death sticking the scythe out of the movie screen. Don’t get me started on the twinning shot of the two Arnolds walking up the theater stairs. The composite fell apart and the artist had to trace Arnold frame by frame and matte him in the shot.
Trivia note: Arnold NEVER changes expression. Just watch him frame by frame. B-O-R-I-N-G.
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Ooh is that the Robin Williams one where he has a heaven-limbo-hell reunion with his family and cries with that Asian lady on the boat? I really like the way that was shot, very visually powerful.
Oh god, each frame? How much did that set you back on that scene?
Ha, even from the trailer I see that a lot, the Kristin Stewart of burly macho action stars.
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
I really enjoy Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger…and also Space Jam…don’t judge me.[/quote]
I worked on Last Action Hero (visual fx). Turns out the people who love it the most work in Hollywood, it pokes so much fun at the film business.
It was the same summer Jurassic Park came out. We were discussing which movie would do better box office. Supervisor had the opinion “Arnold vs dinosaurs? My money’s on Arnold.”
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I’m charmed by it’s parody silliness, I think there’s something about that kind of thing that brightens my day. A little like Cabin In The Woods for horror and that one pretentious guy in line for the cinema in Annie Hall. Think I shall watch it again tomorrow, it’s been a while and I’m somewhat excited to talk about it. Any particular handy dandy visual work in there of yours that I should be on the lookout for?[/quote]
The boss turned out OK. He went on to supervise FX for What Dreams May Come and won an Oscar.
For LAH, I did IT stuff for the digital artists. We did the shots of people passing through walls (composite of people and wall clips), the cat composites, the dynamite flying out of the screen (CG until the last moment), the Bogart composite, Death sticking the scythe out of the movie screen. Don’t get me started on the twinning shot of the two Arnolds walking up the theater stairs. The composite fell apart and the artist had to trace Arnold frame by frame and matte him in the shot.
Trivia note: Arnold NEVER changes expression. Just watch him frame by frame. B-O-R-I-N-G.
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Ooh is that the Robin Williams one where he has a heaven-limbo-hell reunion with his family and cries with that Asian lady on the boat? I really like the way that was shot, very visually powerful.
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Yes, that’s the one. He dies and the afterlife is a giant 3D oil painting. I was thrilled that Stuart finally got his recognition, he had a lifetime of good work. For one example, he was optical supervisor on Back to the Future II, which had all the twinning shots.
I said, don’t get me started. We had a rushed schedule as it was, and this was an unplanned thing. It took days of work, 435 frames (God, I still remember). We were putting in 6 day and 7 day weeks - good thing we were paid by the hour.
More name-dropping. One of the guys I worked with on LAH went on to supervise all the digital shots for True Lies and got an Oscar nomination. One of the ladies I worked with went on to Independence Day - I think she headed the CG department. And of course EVERYONE in town worked on Titanic in some way.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
I really enjoy Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger…and also Space Jam…don’t judge me.[/quote]
I worked on Last Action Hero (visual fx). Turns out the people who love it the most work in Hollywood, it pokes so much fun at the film business.
It was the same summer Jurassic Park came out. We were discussing which movie would do better box office. Supervisor had the opinion “Arnold vs dinosaurs? My money’s on Arnold.”
[/quote]
I’m charmed by it’s parody silliness, I think there’s something about that kind of thing that brightens my day. A little like Cabin In The Woods for horror and that one pretentious guy in line for the cinema in Annie Hall. Think I shall watch it again tomorrow, it’s been a while and I’m somewhat excited to talk about it. Any particular handy dandy visual work in there of yours that I should be on the lookout for?[/quote]
The boss turned out OK. He went on to supervise FX for What Dreams May Come and won an Oscar.
For LAH, I did IT stuff for the digital artists. We did the shots of people passing through walls (composite of people and wall clips), the cat composites, the dynamite flying out of the screen (CG until the last moment), the Bogart composite, Death sticking the scythe out of the movie screen. Don’t get me started on the twinning shot of the two Arnolds walking up the theater stairs. The composite fell apart and the artist had to trace Arnold frame by frame and matte him in the shot.
Trivia note: Arnold NEVER changes expression. Just watch him frame by frame. B-O-R-I-N-G.
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Ooh is that the Robin Williams one where he has a heaven-limbo-hell reunion with his family and cries with that Asian lady on the boat? I really like the way that was shot, very visually powerful.
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Yes, that’s the one. He dies and the afterlife is a giant 3D oil painting. I was thrilled that Stuart finally got his recognition, he had a lifetime of good work. For one example, he was optical supervisor on Back to the Future II, which had all the twinning shots.
I said, don’t get me started. We had a rushed schedule as it was, and this was an unplanned thing. It took days of work, 435 frames (God, I still remember). We were putting in 6 day and 7 day weeks - good thing we were paid by the hour.
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May have to re-watch Back To The Future 2, that’s the one I least remember out of the three.
Ha, that sounds hellish, I promise I will refrain from future reference of such an event. What’s Arnold like to work with when it comes to filming? Does he get pissy when things start to unhinge and he’s forced to compensate or does he just kind of roll with it?
My kids and I love the Stargate SG-1 series. We have every season on dvd. Love it, and I am not a big tv guy at all. We will make popcorn and watch 2-3 episodes occasionally.
Pitch perfect. Can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a film as much as this.
Haven’t a clue what Arnold is like on the set. I just worked in post-production, never met any stars. When they had the cast & crew screening, they had one for the cast and another for crew. What little I heard most of the production team was intimidated by Arnold and let him have anything he wanted, which can often be a recipe for things getting out of control if you’re not careful.
Frankly, I consider many of the FX guys I ran into to be stars in their own right. It takes years of really dedicated work to get anywhere with that.
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Haven’t a clue what Arnold is like on the set. I just worked in post-production, never met any stars. When they had the cast & crew screening, they had one for the cast and another for crew. What little I heard most of the production team was intimidated by Arnold and let him have anything he wanted, which can often be a recipe for things getting out of control if you’re not careful.
Frankly, I consider many of the FX guys I ran into to be stars in their own right. It takes years of really dedicated work to get anywhere with that.[/quote]
Yeah I imagine giving in to an actor all the time could destroy a movie if taken far enough. Will Smith having producer credit on After Earth seems like one of the bolder examples in recent memory. Not that the movie had much chance in it’s Screenplay or directive insight around that though…
[quote]Big Kahuna wrote:
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Haven’t a clue what Arnold is like on the set. I just worked in post-production, never met any stars. When they had the cast & crew screening, they had one for the cast and another for crew. What little I heard most of the production team was intimidated by Arnold and let him have anything he wanted, which can often be a recipe for things getting out of control if you’re not careful.
Frankly, I consider many of the FX guys I ran into to be stars in their own right. It takes years of really dedicated work to get anywhere with that.[/quote]
Yeah I imagine giving in to an actor all the time could destroy a movie if taken far enough. Will Smith having producer credit on After Earth seems like one of the bolder examples in recent memory. Not that the movie had much chance in it’s Screenplay or directive insight around that though…[/quote]
It’s tricky. On the one hand, the studios want stars whose very name on the marque guarantee box office, on the other hand, anyone with that much power can easily turn into a prima donna, making endless demands. FX people, editors, make up, etc, learn very quickly they can’t be pissy or they get replaced faster than you can say Peter Jackson. But a big name actor can’t be replaced once production starts. Frankly, I was happy working in post-production away from all the backstabbing and blow-ups.