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> Yes Stephen it is true. Sadly. It was a very dark time for me. Wow – that’s really quite a story. I’m sure it was a dark time – but maybe there is something you could do with that. Would make a great article, short story,
script or even novel. It just has the elements of a black comic tragedy considering the blood, sweat and tears as well as time and money spent on something so inane and forgettable. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the
meaning, all that comes later. –Stanley Kubrick From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv]
On Behalf Of David Torno Yes Stephen it is true. Sadly. It was a very dark time for me. Still have the DVD of the final product, as well as the AE project files somewhere. Back in 2007, a project that brought me to a near physical and mental meltdown. Started with
a team of 5 and it bloated to 45ish (outsourced roto team). Deadline of one month, that grew to three. Wake up at 7 and role over to the computer, 12-14 hours later role back into bed. Day in and day out rotoscoping underexposed, grainy 1080 HD footage. She
wore a black leotard in front of a black nighttime view out of a Vegas penthouse window. The client of course wanted the iconic Vegas strip. The roto and composite work done by the core team of four was in AE7. I spent my profit getting Silouhette to hopefully save my life. It helped until it didn't. Amit from Roto Farm was the real life saver on the project. I respect this
man a lot. I learned Syntheyes 3D motion tracking on that job too from a young man named Tom Stanton. He is still doing great tracking work on blockbuster films today.
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