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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Amazing Stories - Nov. 3
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Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 19:34:40 EST
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>> BTW, who does the (truly Amazing) computer graphics that start out each
>> episode?  I was quite impressed with the realistic surface textures and was
>> especially amazed by the knight in shining armor.
> 
> 	The "Amazing Stories" opener was done by Robert Abel and Associates.
> I suspect that the chrome on the knight is the same chrome used on the sexy
> robot in "Brilliance", the commercial they did for American Can.

I just got to see a "behind the scenes" video about how these commercials,
plus the Rotatract razor ad, were made, when I started working here (Gould
Computer Systems, Ft Lauderdale).  They like to show it to all the new people,
as the Abel crew used Gould number-crunchers to generate the images.  It was
only appropriate that I hadn't had time to watch an episode of Mazing yet,
what with moving and all (but I have them all on tape).  Although it's not
evident (to me, at least) in the titles, the promo I saw showed a closeup of
the book, and it even has a "leather-grain" binding.  Very highly detailed
graphics!
--tgi
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