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Post by Mr. Meek on Dec 12, 2007 13:27:34 GMT -5
Nerd time.
Way back in the 4th season of MST3K they changed the way theater segments were shot. Instead of using a Chroma Key technique (shooting the silhouettes against blue or green), they switched to a black and white Lumikey. The result was much sharper silhouettes, since brightness (luminence) is way easier to key out than green or blue splashing everywhere.
I couldn't help but notice, though, that CT is shot against a Lucas-sized green screen. Obviously, Chroma Key technology has come a long way since the early 90's, but it seems an odd choice to me if the net result is still black silhouettes. Anyone have any insight on why they might have gone this route?
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Post by BoB3K on Dec 12, 2007 14:04:49 GMT -5
Having no knowledge of this stuff other than the normal movie buff, my guess would be that everyone and their brother does green-screen shots for CGI special effects now adays. You can see CGI shots in TV shows that rival movies of the mid 90s. They're probably using "standard" green-screen technology that you can get "off the shelf" now adays compared to when MST3K was being created and developed.
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Post by Pierre Trudeau on Dec 12, 2007 16:41:23 GMT -5
All I know is that green screen is a pain in the ol' arse. Granted, we just have a crappy little green screen thing at school, but still. It's annoying. But you hardly ever see any big projects using chroma key anymore, it's all green screen, so the pros must be able to do it much easier/better.
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Post by hugo on Dec 15, 2007 6:28:06 GMT -5
Err, "chroma-key" and "green screen" refer to the same thing, Pierre. The original poster was referring to "lumi-key" which is basically a black and white version.
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Post by Pierre Trudeau on Dec 17, 2007 0:44:31 GMT -5
yeah yeah, that's what I meant. Forgive me, I had not slept in a few days due to all the papers.
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