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Subject: Re: Todd Rundgren's "Change Myself"
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Date: 6 Mar 91 16:58:56 GMT
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In article  <39765@cup.portal.com> Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com writes:

>Ack!  Unfortunately, animators and videographers have utterly
>failed in educating the public in how long it takes to do these
>things!!!!!  (If they told the truth people would probably shy
>away from their services, so instead they burn themselves out by
>working 37-hour days and not making any money ...)
>
> [censors hard at work]
>
>for a not-uncommon cost of about $2,000,000 - $3,000,000 for 2 or
>3 minutes of movie magic.  No kidding.  Just ask Pixar (who should
>
> [do the letters 'rm -i *' mean anything to you?]
>
>Todd and Allen can be proud of how quickly this video was put
>together.
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> __   ///   (This bird is my own original creation        /,)-^>>  _\`   
> \\\ ///    and those of you who are ripping it off       (/   \\ / \\\  
>  \\///     could at least credit me as the artist.)           //  //\\\
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Speaking of all this about computer animation, music videos and such, I have a 
question for all the animation freaks out there, be it computer animation or
otherwise.

Who (if anybody) remembers the Alan Parsons Project video (from the early 80's)
"Don't Answer Me"?  I believed it was subtitled "The adventures of Mike and Nikki".
I'm sure it wasnt done using Amiga's, they werent released at that time, I'm
not even sure if it was computer generated at all, but given Parson's genius, 
I wouldnt be surprised.    If anyone remembers this, or knows more info on it,
I'd love to hear about it.  I haven't seen this video in years, but it was a 
terrific animation, and I'd like to get a copy.

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