Talk to a Movie Digital SFX Expert

Posted by Roblimo on Wednesday July 17, 2002 @05:00AM from the help-me-I'm-morphing dept.

Thad Beier has been working with computer graphics and film since the late 70s. In 1995 he and three partners founded Hammerhead Productions, a company that specializes in computer-generated special effects. Thad received a Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscar people, not the MPAA) in 1998 for one of his many technical innovations. He's worked on Terminator 2, Angels in the Outfield, The Fast and The Furious, and the upcoming Blue Crush, among other films. He wrote this 1992 Siggraph paper, and now writes all of Hammerhead's software tools and manages the company's mixed bag of SGI and Linux equipment. So ask Thad anything you want about computer-generated special effects. We'll send him 10 of the highest-moderated questions, and post his answers when we get them back.

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Will SFX Overtake Actors? by FortKnox · 2002-07-17 05:03 · Score: 4, Troll

Do you think movies like Final Fantasy become increasingly popular, and eventually SFX characters will overtake human actors??

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Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
Re:Please answer... by CableModemSniper · 2002-07-17 06:15 · Score: 0, Troll

Regardless, of whether or not you have synchro-mesh gearboxes, double clutching helps with weight distibution issues on turns and what not. It lets you take turns at higher speeds without the car going all over the place because all of the sudden its front heavy.

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Why not fork?