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Re: Review 7124 - Flash Speeder
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lugnet.starwars
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:35:59 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Peter Merryman writes:
> This reminds me of the mirror trick used in "Star Wars". In a couple of
> shots,
> to make the landspeeder appear appear to hover a mirrored skirt was placed
> around
> the supporting structure below the chassis, hiding the wheels and reflecting
> the
> surrounding ground plane.
Do you have a source on this? I've sort of made a minor hobby of researching
ILM's techniques (especially the early ones, from Star Wars and Empire- back
when they were still fairly low-tech :D ) and I've never heard of this.
I'm not challenging it, I'm just curious. This would be a new one on me, so
it's kind of exciting.
Yes, I'm that lame. :D
eric
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| (...) I don't remember where I first read or heard it. I'm not near my home library right now, and I may have heard it at some presentation or another. A quick search on the web for confirmation yielded this: (URL) PBS's "Nova" pages. Not a primary (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Review 7124 - Flash Speeder
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| (...) This reminds me of the mirror trick used in "Star Wars". In a couple of shots, to make the landspeeder appear appear to hover a mirrored skirt was placed around the supporting structure below the chassis, hiding the wheels and reflecting the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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