Movie Special Effects presentation from BarCamp Brighton 5

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Movie Special Effects and the possibilities desktop editing and graphics software offer for freelance practitioners ejosully emma@ejosulliva n.com

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The slides from my presentation at BarCamp Brighton 5, 2nd October 2010. Links to movie clips: Clip 1 - Tron: http://ejosullivan.com/files/1212/8619/8196/Clip 1.mp4 Clip 2 - Terminator 2: http://ejosullivan.com/files/8112/8619/8175/Clip 2.mp4 Clip 3 - Paranormal Activity: http://ejosullivan.com/files/8812/8619/8169/Clip 3.mp4 Clip 4 - Alive in Joburg: http://ejosullivan.com/files/4912/8619/8158/Clip 4.mp4 Clip 5 - Ataque de Panico: http://ejosullivan.com/files/7312/8619/8177/Clip 5.mp4

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Movie Special Effectsand the possibilities desktop editing and

graphics software offer for freelance practitioners

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CGI Landscapes and Objects

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Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)First computer-generated landscape sequence(effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

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CGI Landscapes and Objects

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Tron (1982)Extensively utilised fully computer-generated sequences

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CGI Characters

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Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)First photorealistic CGI character(effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

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CGI Characters

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The Abyss (1989)First digital 3D water effect(effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

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CGI Characters

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)First all-digital composite effect (effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

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CGI Characters

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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)First realistic human CGI movements (effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

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CGI Characters

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Casper the Friendly Ghost (1995)First fully synthetic lead character in a feature film(effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

Jurassic Park (1993)(effects by Industrial Light & Magic)

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Special Effects: The Last 15 Years

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Toy Story (1995)First feature-length CG film

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Avatar (2009)

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Special Effects: The Last 15 Years

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The Matrix (1999)

The Lord of the Rings (2001-3)(effects by Weta Digital)

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Home-made Special Effects

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Paranormal Activity (2009)

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Home-made Special Effects

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District 9 (2009)(effects by Image Engine)

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What does this mean for us?

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