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  1. George Banks

    The best of the best: The SP-FX houses

    Yes R&H has some work lined up that keeping me employed! However I have to correct some mistakes on TerryRL's list of fx work. Starship Troopers - Planet P Outpost Attack. The bug work was done by Tippett Studio on ST. They handled all the bugs in ST1 and ST2. Matrix 1 was done by...
  2. George Banks

    Which Prince album should I buy?

    Well....you have two choices... Prince and the Revolution (70's and 80's) or Prince and the New Power Generation (90's). I think his most recent stuff he is actually back with the Revolution. I noticed alot of people suggested 1999, Purple Rain, and Sign of the Times. My personal fav recently...
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    Worst use of CGI in a movie?

    Ususally a bigger budget means better cg/eyecandy. But it depends on what type of movie it is. Remember, its a business and the owners of said FX company are in it not only to make great looking work but to make money too. However, having a bigger budget for doesn't equal good story. There are...
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    Worst use of CGI in a movie?

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    Worst use of CGI in a movie?

    Okay my two cents... I work in the visual effects industry with people of various disciplines but are all very talented. Despite the progress that CG has made over the years sometimes the suspension of disbelief can go out of the window. It's not so much that the visuals look too fake...
  6. George Banks

    Shazzan, C.O.P.S, Smurfs Cartoons on DVD When?

    I want to see the Flash Gordon cartoon from the eighties. What about Dungeons and Dragons? I'd pay for that too. Mighty Orbots, oh yeah.:)
  7. George Banks

    Optical Splitter?

    Radio Shack sells them.
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    Optical Splitter?

    Radio Shack sells them.
  9. George Banks

    *** Official THE STEPFORD WIVES Review Thread

    Okay gang...I had the chance to work on this picture and all I can say is that ALOT and I mean ALOT of visual effects sequences were cut out of the movie that would have (or not) made the story better. That scene in the kitchen between Nicole Kidman and Bette Mitler there was a BIG visual...
  10. George Banks

    *** Official THE STEPFORD WIVES Review Thread

    Okay gang...I had the chance to work on this picture and all I can say is that ALOT and I mean ALOT of visual effects sequences were cut out of the movie that would have (or not) made the story better. That scene in the kitchen between Nicole Kidman and Bette Mitler there was a BIG visual...
  11. George Banks

    Starship Troopers 2 - Straight to DVD?

    I worked on the film as an animator and work with Eric Leven. Really cool guy. Knows his stuff. Here is the deal... ST2 was meant to go straight to video becasue Columbia didn't think that a big budget movie wold do so well. Troopers 1 didn't do that well in the box office when it came...
  12. George Banks

    Filmmaking 101 Questions...

    I work for a visual effects company and for us a daily is pretty much the same thing describled by earlier posts. What happens with us is that all the artist working on a particular movie gather in a screening room, usually in the morning, and goes over all the shots worked on the previous day...
  13. George Banks

    Appleseed!

    It's all CG but with fantastic cell shading. I hope this come to the theaters here(in limited release most likely). Would love to see this on the big screen. I also hope the story is good to do the look and animation justice. Otherwise you have another Final Fantasy on your hands. From what...
  14. George Banks

    Movies that you hope they make.

    Blade III is being made. Final battle between humans and vampires sort of thing from what I understand. IMHO 9/11 should be touched movie-wise for at least 10 to 20 years. I think making a movie now would not be the right time and people will look upon it as insensitive since it is still...
  15. George Banks

    component video y adapter

    I have the same problem. Too many component outputs, only one component input (LCD projector). I thought about getting Y adapters for the same reason. Radioshack sells y adapters. Try there. If it works let us know.
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    XBOX - DVD - LCD Connection question

    Two...the DVD player and the XBOX
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    XBOX - DVD - LCD Connection question

    Hi folks! I have a technical question regaurding Hooking up both an XBOX with the HD pack and progressive scan DVD player to an LCD projector (Sanyo XW-15) with only one set of component inputs. Is there a affordable AV switch the does HD component input/output or should I go and buy some...
  18. George Banks

    question about the angel in evangelion w/ spoilers

    Well guys I have seen Evangelion Death & Rebirth movies and all I can say is that the last two episodes are nothing compared to what happens in the movies. By the time you finish watching them you wonder if the makers were either geniuses or on crack because it gets waaaaay over the top. :)
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