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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-birdman-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 |
