Comments on: TV’s Magic Lantern http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/27/tvs-magic-lantern/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:15:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vozpit http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/27/tvs-magic-lantern/comment-page-1/#comment-1066394 Vozpit Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:13:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7289#comment-1066394 Yes, you too can be a pirate with no feet with "Scenescope"!!!! Yes, you too can be a pirate with no feet with “Scenescope”!!!!

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/27/tvs-magic-lantern/comment-page-1/#comment-1066261 jayessell Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:13:09 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7289#comment-1066261 An optical printer for television? The movie "Sky Captain and the World of Tomarrow" was filmed with imaginary sets and props thanks to cgi. An optical printer for television?
The movie “Sky Captain and the World of Tomarrow” was filmed with
imaginary sets and props thanks to cgi.

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/27/tvs-magic-lantern/comment-page-1/#comment-1066217 Toronto Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:28:22 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7289#comment-1066217 Is that what they used to call CromaKey is called now? Besides, look at matted-in movies from the '60s like 'The 7th Voyage of Sinbad' and 'Mary Poppins' and 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. They can look horribly crude by today's standards, especially on a big screen. Frankly, they *are* better over broadcast tv as it's less distracting. (Not to mention Dick Van Dyck's accents can be turned down a bit. (But I love him all the same.)) Is that what they used to call CromaKey is called now?

Besides, look at matted-in movies from the ’60s like ‘The 7th Voyage of Sinbad’ and ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’. They can look horribly crude by today’s standards, especially on a big screen. Frankly, they *are* better over broadcast tv as it’s less distracting.

(Not to mention Dick Van Dyck’s accents can be turned down a bit. (But I love him all the same.))

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/02/27/tvs-magic-lantern/comment-page-1/#comment-1066213 Jeff Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:42:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=7289#comment-1066213 Intriguing! This seems to be what lumakey evolved from. The ghostly looking superimposed actor in the bottom right-hand photo doesn't really look terribly convincing, though. I suppose that would be covered/concealed by the over-all low quality of the broadcast video of the day. Intriguing!
This seems to be what lumakey evolved from.
The ghostly looking superimposed actor in the bottom right-hand photo doesn’t really look terribly convincing, though.
I suppose that would be covered/concealed by the over-all low quality of the broadcast video of the day.

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