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ReleaseDatez · 03-01-2009, 06:48 AM

This is a bit nerdy but I thought it would be cool to share this.

Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

http://www.ted.com/talks/ed_ulbrich_...his_ face.html

blu-mike · 03-01-2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ReleaseDatez

This is a bit nerdy but I thought it would be cool to share this.

Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

http://www.ted.com/talks/ed_ulbrich_...his_ face.html

If the digital effects are from Digital Domain thats a well great win.

I,robot should have won best effects at the 05 oscars

ReleaseDatez · 03-01-2009, 07:02 AM

Agreed. I thought Transformer should have won 07 oscars.

silversnake · 03-01-2009, 08:45 AM

damn link doesn't work for me .

PH3AR · 03-01-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by blu-mike

If the digital effects are from Digital Domain thats a well great win.

I,robot should have won best effects at the 05 oscars

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Originally Posted by ReleaseDatez

Agreed. I thought Transformer should have won 07 oscars.

+1 for I, Robot
+! for Transformers

ReleaseDatez · 03-02-2009, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by silversnake

damn link doesn't work for me .

You found a youtube version for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUIfiLplNqQ

ReleaseDatez · 03-02-2009, 05:36 AM

I wonder if +! means good or bad.

WriteSimply · 03-02-2009, 03:49 PM

Very informative video. I love TED stuff.

I guess this is how James Cameron is going to do his Avatar. The uncanny valley is being crossed as we speak!

fuad

silversnake · 03-02-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ReleaseDatez

You found a youtube version for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUIfiLplNqQ

Thank you good sir

WriteSimply · 03-14-2009, 05:26 AM

I just saw the making of Watchmen. Maybe it's not the final version of the VFX process but from what I saw, they used facial motion capture for Dr. Manhattan. That explains the off-sync. It may be by design but if Snyder went with the emotion capture system DD/Fincher used, it would have made it even more fantastic.

fuad

RiseDarthVader · 03-14-2009, 09:39 AM

But Synder hasn't used any of the major effects houses yet. He basically has a team of smaller effects houses to do the work so they wouldn't of had the resources to do this.

03-01-2009, 06:48 AM	#1
ReleaseDatez Junior Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:California	How Benjamin Button got his face This is a bit nerdy but I thought it would be cool to share this. Ed Ulbrich, the digital-effects guru from Digital Domain, explains the Oscar-winning technology that allowed his team to digitally create the older versions of Brad Pitt's face for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." http://www.ted.com/talks/ed_ulbrich_...his_ face.html

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WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Very informative video. I love TED stuff. I guess this is how James Cameron is going to do his Avatar. The uncanny valley is being crossed as we speak! fuad

03-14-2009, 05:26 AM	#10
WriteSimply Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	I just saw the making of Watchmen. Maybe it's not the final version of the VFX process but from what I saw, they used facial motion capture for Dr. Manhattan. That explains the off-sync. It may be by design but if Snyder went with the emotion capture system DD/Fincher used, it would have made it even more fantastic. fuad

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RiseDarthVader Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:136	But Synder hasn't used any of the major effects houses yet. He basically has a team of smaller effects houses to do the work so they wouldn't of had the resources to do this.

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