From: Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com>
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Subject: [OT] Detecting cgi in virals
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:57:01 +1100
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Nothing gets the guys in the office talking more than a 'is it real or =
is it cgi' discussion.  And as someone who has worked on 'viral' videos, =
I'm always interested in looking at how other people try to fake =
realism, so I can learn to do it better.

If you missed it, this video went viral a few days ago:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/human-bird-wings/

Here's their follow-up, with a few initial comments from people who work =
in Hollywood:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/human-bird-wings-hoax/

But what's interesting is the more detailed analysis of camera shake =
they did to help them gauge the video's authenticity.  By comparing the =
footage with real hang-glider footage, there are obvious differences:

=
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/more-analysis-of-the-fake-birdma=
n-video/

I know several people on this list have advocated hand-held filming of a =
dot on a wall and motion-tracking it to come up with more realistic =
camera shake than you get with the wiggler.  It's nice to know that =
people out there care about these things :-)


-Chris