September 8, 2009
You wouldn’t believe how often greenscreen effects show up in movies
these days. Heard of it? That’s where, while filming, the actors
perform in front of a wall (or an entire set) that’s been painted solid
bright green. Only in their heads do they see outer space, or ancient
Rome, or the Matrix. Later, software replaces every speck of green in
that footage with preselected background video. The result: The actors
look as if they’ve been in the Matrix all along.
Click www.nytimes.com for the whole story.
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