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How many people here did not know about District 9? I'm guessing pretty much no one and if they hadn't then they wouldn't care now. Link to something where th

How many people here did not know about District 9? I'm guessing pretty much no one and if they hadn't then they wouldn't care now. Link to something where they go into the technical details of the film, the software they used, what computers, rendering info for the CG, how they were able to make the film with the amount of money they had. But DO NOT just throw up a link to IMDB.

MikeCapone 17y ago
If you have a link to that stuff please post it. I looked at the Wikipedia page and there's not much of interest there.
- travisjeffery 17y ago
  Exactly, tell me what's so interesting about the IMDB page?-- it's the same stuff as on Wikipedia. What's wrong with waiting and putting up something of actual interest?
  - MikeCapone 17y ago
    My goal was mostly to spark a discussion in the comments and see if others agreed with me. If you don't like it, you don't have to upvote or even read the comments.
sfphotoarts 17y ago
I'd never heard of the movie until I saw this post. So that's one.
paulbaumgart 17y ago
Think of it as an organic version of the Netflix recommendation system. Since a lot of folks here have similar interests in technology-related things, it stands to reason we might enjoy similar movies. I don't think movie/book/other recommendations are particularly harmful. As long as they're used sparingly.
anigbrowl 17y ago
Don't be rude. Most people don't know where to go looking that kind of stuff, and I think a lot of hackers are interested in sci-fi to start with, he meant well. Anyway, here's some stuff to satisfy your geekier urges: http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=4032 < business http://www.studiodaily.com/main/topstory/Making-Alien-Blood-in-District9_11199.html < compositing http://www.red.com/cameras/technology/ < the camera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_moving < the main technology used for compositing handheld shots http://www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html < u can haz free toolz http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/TDW94.s_farm.pdf < this kind of thing is quite computationally intensive http://structuresynth.sourceforge.net/ < procedural modelling is increasing important in CG
- MikeCapone 17y ago
  Thanks! I've only read the first two links, but so far it's very interesting stuff.
- travisjeffery 17y ago
  This is some good stuff, thanks.
- asdlfj2sd33 17y ago
  I don't think he was being rude. I think it's a legitimate point, this is a major motion picture, for which I've seen adds on national TV god only knows how many times. Not that any geek needs adds to know this movie is theaters now. How could anyone here not know?
  - Zev 17y ago
    He had a legitimate point: this may not be appropriate for HN. (note: I'm not saying its not appropriate, thats not for me to decide). I, personally, just don't think the OP worded his post as well as it could have been. And FWIW, I haven't seen any ads on TV for this. I don't watch much TV though. //edited for clarification. The irony clarifying a post saying that someone else may not have been clear isn't lost on me.
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MikeCapone 17y ago

If you have a link to that stuff please post it. I looked at the Wikipedia page and there's not much of interest there.

travisjeffery 17y ago
Exactly, tell me what's so interesting about the IMDB page?-- it's the same stuff as on Wikipedia. What's wrong with waiting and putting up something of actual interest?
- MikeCapone 17y ago
  My goal was mostly to spark a discussion in the comments and see if others agreed with me. If you don't like it, you don't have to upvote or even read the comments.

sfphotoarts 17y ago

I'd never heard of the movie until I saw this post. So that's one.

paulbaumgart 17y ago

Think of it as an organic version of the Netflix recommendation system. Since a lot of folks here have similar interests in technology-related things, it stands to reason we might enjoy similar movies. I don't think movie/book/other recommendations are particularly harmful. As long as they're used sparingly.

anigbrowl 17y ago

Don't be rude. Most people don't know where to go looking that kind of stuff, and I think a lot of hackers are interested in sci-fi to start with, he meant well. Anyway, here's some stuff to satisfy your geekier urges: http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=4032 < business http://www.studiodaily.com/main/topstory/Making-Alien-Blood-in-District9_11199.html < compositing http://www.red.com/cameras/technology/ < the camera http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_moving < the main technology used for compositing handheld shots http://www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html < u can haz free toolz http://mos.futurenet.com/resources/3dworld/TDW94.s_farm.pdf < this kind of thing is quite computationally intensive http://structuresynth.sourceforge.net/ < procedural modelling is increasing important in CG

MikeCapone 17y ago
Thanks! I've only read the first two links, but so far it's very interesting stuff.
travisjeffery 17y ago
This is some good stuff, thanks.
asdlfj2sd33 17y ago
I don't think he was being rude. I think it's a legitimate point, this is a major motion picture, for which I've seen adds on national TV god only knows how many times. Not that any geek needs adds to know this movie is theaters now. How could anyone here not know?
- Zev 17y ago
  He had a legitimate point: this may not be appropriate for HN. (note: I'm not saying its not appropriate, thats not for me to decide). I, personally, just don't think the OP worded his post as well as it could have been. And FWIW, I haven't seen any ads on TV for this. I don't watch much TV though. //edited for clarification. The irony clarifying a post saying that someone else may not have been clear isn't lost on me.
- 17y ago