The scene towards the end of the movie, "Benjamin Button," where Benjamin/Brad appears at the dance studio as a twentysomething is breathtaking--gasps were heard in the audience. Got me curious about how the digital effects were created, so I searched. The guy who created Apple QuickTime and Web TV, Steve Perlman, created the Countur Reality Capture system. Genius. Phosphorecent powder makeup captures the subtle details of facial movement (green lady above). The actor is filmed simulataneously with 2 digital cameras in a dark-sealed room that captures performance with high-speed, pulsing light imperceptible to the human eye. In Benjamin Button's scenes, Brad's various digitized "faces" were cg'd onto other actors bodies. The commerical film industry believes that this technology will be as big and impactful as the launch of the steadicam.Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Benjamin Button: The Future of Film & Video
The scene towards the end of the movie, "Benjamin Button," where Benjamin/Brad appears at the dance studio as a twentysomething is breathtaking--gasps were heard in the audience. Got me curious about how the digital effects were created, so I searched. The guy who created Apple QuickTime and Web TV, Steve Perlman, created the Countur Reality Capture system. Genius. Phosphorecent powder makeup captures the subtle details of facial movement (green lady above). The actor is filmed simulataneously with 2 digital cameras in a dark-sealed room that captures performance with high-speed, pulsing light imperceptible to the human eye. In Benjamin Button's scenes, Brad's various digitized "faces" were cg'd onto other actors bodies. The commerical film industry believes that this technology will be as big and impactful as the launch of the steadicam.
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