Ang Lee gives good subtle.
Fire bad. Tree pretty.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Jan 31, 2006 1:42:13 pm PST #4034 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Jessica - Jan 31, 2006 1:49:05 pm PST #4035 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
anyone else think Brokeback deserved a make-up nom? It was so subtle and convincing.
I actually thought the age makeup was the weakest part of the film. It came close to breaking my suspension of disbelief a few times.
I read elsewhere that the vistas were tinkered with with CGI--extra sheep, rearranging the mountains, etc. Pretty slick. And subtle.
Now THAT is impressive.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2006 1:52:44 pm PST #4036 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Tichenor is quick to praise the skillful visual effects created by Buzz Image Group. He explains, “Buzz did a tremendous amount of work: sky replacements, set extensions, erasures. But the big thing was sheep replication. 700 sheep were on set; we needed 2,500 in some scenes.”
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“We did CG sheep enhancements in some shots - adding sheep in the mid-ground and background - and a couple of shots that were all CG. If we've done our job correctly, no one will know what we've done.”
I knew about tinting the skies, but 75 effects shots? Never would have guessed.
Jessica - Jan 31, 2006 1:54:48 pm PST #4037 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Avid! My beloved One True Editing Software...
But the big thing was sheep replication.
And this is just a great thing to be able to say.
lori - Jan 31, 2006 1:56:41 pm PST #4038 of 10002
The Mustachio was not subtle. But I did wonder about bonus sheep. Because there were really A LOT of sheep in some of those long shots.
Kat - Jan 31, 2006 2:05:44 pm PST #4039 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I actually thought the age makeup was the weakest part of the film. It came close to breaking my suspension of disbelief a few times.
WORD. Seriously, the mustache was a crime against humanity and I thought Ennis's eyes were particularly bad. His whole face should have aged more.
Nutty - Jan 31, 2006 2:08:06 pm PST #4040 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I read a rant on LJ about how those were the bizarrest, most unnatural sheep in the galaxy. They were obedient, and quiet, and remarkably un-obstinent -- we decided they must have been Quaaluded sheep, but fake sheep is an equaly good explanation.
Allyson - Jan 31, 2006 2:08:55 pm PST #4041 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I loved the wee lambies being carried up on the horses. I hope they weren't CGI lambies.
Kathy A - Jan 31, 2006 2:13:34 pm PST #4042 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
But the big thing was sheep replication.
I must have politics on the brain--I first read this as "sheep republicans."
Dana - Jan 31, 2006 2:18:33 pm PST #4043 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ang Lee sure has a lot of sheep stories, between this and Sense and Sensibility.