I've been reading about how technology like this may be use to bring back actors from the dead and have them appear in new roles. Now there's a geek idea with no insight into art or craft.
I'm not much of a purist but there are lots of ways this could be used in a grotesque manner, principally reviving dead actors and animating them. Blech.
I don't have any real problem with this, as I see it as a form of animation, and I'd say Pixar does well with their 'actors'. I certainly think it should be acknowledged up front.
In a similar vein, I saw a commercial for the revived Death Race during the Olympics. In a scene towards the end of the commercial some character gets thrown or falls out of the passenger door of a car. It was so clearly a CG construction that it made me wince.
It's creepy. Having said that, I've heard about but not seen the movie "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", which does reportedly resurrect a deceased actor, and comment on it (reviews and such) indicated that it seemed appropriate. Anyone seen this?
The Uncanny Valley, that intellectual space where we humans get queasy when we see "human" caracters behaving in subtly non-human ways, is where I fall in. I do support the use of this technology for animation; it's how we see worlds we don't otherwise have access to.
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I've been reading about how technology like this may be use to bring back actors from the dead and have them appear in new roles. Now there's a geek idea with no insight into art or craft.
I'm not much of a purist but there are lots of ways this could be used in a grotesque manner, principally reviving dead actors and animating them. Blech.
I don't have any real problem with this, as I see it as a form of animation, and I'd say Pixar does well with their 'actors'. I certainly think it should be acknowledged up front.
In a similar vein, I saw a commercial for the revived Death Race during the Olympics. In a scene towards the end of the commercial some character gets thrown or falls out of the passenger door of a car. It was so clearly a CG construction that it made me wince.
I often start with a "purist" standpoint which, upon further inspection, is not really grounded in a whole lot beyond inherent fear of change.
The use of dead people without their permission, however, That seems flat out invasion of privacy.
Anyone remember the use of old Hollywood stars in Pepsi Commercials about 10 years ago? That was awful.
I assume someone owns the rights to dead John Wayne, and would need to be compensated.
I remember those commercials, and while harmless and mostly a demonstration of technology, they have a certain unsavory quality.
It's creepy. Having said that, I've heard about but not seen the movie "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", which does reportedly resurrect a deceased actor, and comment on it (reviews and such) indicated that it seemed appropriate. Anyone seen this?
The Uncanny Valley, that intellectual space where we humans get queasy when we see "human" caracters behaving in subtly non-human ways, is where I fall in. I do support the use of this technology for animation; it's how we see worlds we don't otherwise have access to.
I saw Sky Captain, but have no recollection of anyone dead being in the movie...
It was an ok movie, employing some nifty visuals.
Can you get Uncanny Valley Ranch?
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