Comments on: Big Spaceship goes analog for their new endtag http://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Motionographer shares the best in moving media, from student work to feature films. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: justinhttp://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/comment-page-1/#comment-35044 justin Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:50:54 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4942#comment-35044 Good lord, what a gigantic pain in the ass. Interesting, though. Thanks for the info! Good lord, what a gigantic pain in the ass. Interesting, though. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: nbodyhttp://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/comment-page-1/#comment-35043 nbody Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:53:32 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4942#comment-35043 I didn't watch the for-pay videos, but by the look of the free intro vid, their technique for the typography was much more simplified than how it used to be done, even in the 80s. (if anyone is interested)... Rather than laying on a green slab, dimensional model type like that would've been mounted on thin railings, thus allowing for it to fully interact with any backlighting (something the Big Spaceship piece noticeably lacks), then the rails would be easily hand roto'ed out (the whole point of using model type back then was to exploit spectacular lighting techniques that were unachievable synthetically). Or it would be mounted on glass, shot on MoCo with a second pass of the letters in black shadow with a white background as a ready-to-go matte pass to remove all the reflections of the lights in the glass. I didn’t watch the for-pay videos, but by the look of the free intro vid, their technique for the typography was much more simplified than how it used to be done, even in the 80s. (if anyone is interested)… Rather than laying on a green slab, dimensional model type like that would’ve been mounted on thin railings, thus allowing for it to fully interact with any backlighting (something the Big Spaceship piece noticeably lacks), then the rails would be easily hand roto’ed out (the whole point of using model type back then was to exploit spectacular lighting techniques that were unachievable synthetically). Or it would be mounted on glass, shot on MoCo with a second pass of the letters in black shadow with a white background as a ready-to-go matte pass to remove all the reflections of the lights in the glass.

]]> By: justinhttp://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/comment-page-1/#comment-35042 justin Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:12:00 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4942#comment-35042 I've actually asked Lynda.com to share the making of for free on Motionographer. Seems like it be good promo for them. We'll see if I hear anything back... I’ve actually asked Lynda.com to share the making of for free on Motionographer. Seems like it be good promo for them. We’ll see if I hear anything back…

]]> By: bohemtenhttp://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/comment-page-1/#comment-35040 bohemten Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:15:36 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4942#comment-35040 I agree it's awesome, but the fact we have to pay $25 to watch it, kinda kills it for me....but we are in some sort of recession so every dollar counts i suppose. I agree it’s awesome, but the fact we have to pay $25 to watch it, kinda kills it for me….but we are in some sort of recession so every dollar counts i suppose.

]]> By: worldpatternhttp://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/comment-page-1/#comment-35037 worldpattern Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:50:33 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4942#comment-35037 The making of piece on Lynda.com was interesting, especially that they composited in the mouth completely separately from the mountain top (and shot footage of the mountain tilted back to match the movement). (Fortunately, my company pays for a subscription to Lynda so we can watch everything there all the time.) The making of piece on Lynda.com was interesting, especially that they composited in the mouth completely separately from the mountain top (and shot footage of the mountain tilted back to match the movement).

(Fortunately, my company pays for a subscription to Lynda so we can watch everything there all the time.)

]]> By: barrethttp://motionographer.com/2008/08/20/big-spaceship-goes-analog-for-their-new-endtag/comment-page-1/#comment-35036 barret Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:40:09 +0000 http://motionographer.com/?p=4942#comment-35036 That's great, but do I have to pay $ 25 to watch the making of? That’s great, but do I have to pay $ 25 to watch the making of?

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