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Sky Captain and the Films of Tomorrow

Posted by michael on from the talking-heads dept.

professorfalcon writes "Foxnews.com has an interview with the stars of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. They talk about their experience hugging a green screen for the entire film, and how the movie is 'unlike anything most audiences have seen before. It uses no sets, only computer generated imagery.' So most audiences didn't see Star Wars?"

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  1. Star Wars AOTC went even further in fact by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It used no actors, only computer generated whiny melodrama

  2. suggestion by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    If the special effects make you woozy, take some Milk of Magnesia.

  3. Uh... it's like... did anyone see the movie Tron? by scotay · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hibbert: No.
    Lisa: No.
    Marge: No.
    Wiggum: No.
    Bart: No.
    Patty: No.
    Wiggum: No.
    Ned: No.
    Selma: No.
    Frink: No.
    Lovejoy: No.
    Guy hyping Sky Captain: Yes. I mean... um, I mean, no. No, heh.

  4. Re:Isn't that a "blue" screen? by XiChimos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wouldn't a blue screen make it harder for the actors to show any emotion beyond sheer anger?

    They are Windows users, aren't they?

  5. You know... by iamdrscience · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would bet that a lot of the digital effects used in this film were rendered and perhaps even designed with Linux. If they were done with Windows they would have used a blue screen.

    1. Re:You know... by CrackedButter · · Score: 5, Funny

      Will she get sued by Apple if the baby ever starts singing?

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  6. Re:Star Wars? by Colonel+Cholling · · Score: 5, Funny

    Many of the scenes in Star Wars were filmed in Tunisia.

    Sure, but how do we know Tunisia isn't computer-generated?

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  7. Re:Isn't that a "blue" screen? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    Most chromakey technology these days uses a truly hideous green that's less likely to conflict with clothing or props.

    The whole thing would be simpler if you could just buy paint that has a zero alpha component.