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It was the same for the original TV series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They got enquiries about what computer system they used to make the graphics
by jsingleton 11y ago
It was the same for the original TV series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They got enquiries about what computer system they used to make the graphics for the guide. They were all hand drawn.
Special effects were done manually until quite recently. Independence Day was probably the last big budget film to use models. Now it's all computer generated.
- aaronbrethorst 11y agoIndependence Day was probably the last big budget film to use models. Now it's all computer generated. http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mad-max-fury-road-without-the-special-effects-is-still-1709358729 http://sploid.gizmodo.com/mad-max-fury-road-without-the-spec...
- Angostura 11y agoHaving been around the Harry Potter studio tour, I a can tell you I was astonished as to how much was still practical effects.
- abakker 11y agoThe breaking of the dam at Isengard in the two towers movie was a model, also.
- tizzdogg 11y agoOne story I've heard is that the original Tron was responsible for a lot of this. They originally tried to use computer graphics for many of the movie's effects, but it proved to be way too expensive and time-consuming using the technology of the time. So they ended up hand-animating and rotoscoping most of it. The hollywood studios deemed the CG a failure and were scared off of it for a number of years following. So computer graphics didnt get as much adoption as it would have otherwise throughout the 80s. Also many, many movies still use practical models in addition to CG. It's just that now movies can blend both techniques to use whatever is most appropriate for a given shot. What is rare now are movies that use no CG at all.. even things like Mad Max which are touted for their practical effects utilize a TON of CG work.