Film: December 2004 Archives
Yesterday we had a good viewing of all three LOTR films in their extended edition format. A friend from Atmosphere and I started at 10am, and finally finished at 11:30pm, with two small breaks for lunch and dinner. The viewing screen was a 37inch widescreen Sony CRT, with beautifully reproduced colors and blacks.
It's awe-inspiring and humbling at the same time, watching these three films back to back. All the little additions make for a wonderful trilogy. You can see the progression of the visual effects from the first movie, and the sheer overwhelming force of the effects in the final movie. There are some small minor issues which don't detract from the film itself, but something I would have thought would have been caught before that final output. Which brings us to our next Tip of the Week.
I saw Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events last night. It was an excellent, surreal film, with some great visuals! Jim Carrey, as always, was excellent, and pulled off his role as the antagonist quite well.
The time away from work is going well. Everyone needs their health! It's the most important thing. Work to live, not live to work.
Another interesting film that I got in the mail today, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. However, it is on VHS! How am I supposed to judge a film that was entirely shot on greenscreen by watching it on crappy VHS tape? I haven't opened it up yet, but I'm not sure why they are still sending out VHS tapes for screeners, or even why they're still making them.
Have a good weekend!
More wonderful DVDS from the Visual Effects Society! I received copies of I,Robot and The Day After Tomorrow. Both of these films have their share of excellent visual effects. I got a chance to see The Day After Tomorrow presentation at the VES Festival this year in San Rafael. Definitely a worthwhile seminar! If you're in the Bay area during the summer, the Festival is a great opportunity to see how other professionals tackle the same problems that you may be faced with in production. And let's face it, all studios have the same problems, just different solutions.
