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From: scotty@l5comp.UUCP (Scott Turner)
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Subject: Re: There's No Fun At Pixar
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Date: Mon, 17-Aug-87 03:38:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 17 03:38:00 1987
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Summary: A proposed solution.

In article <3546@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> tim@cit-vax.UUCP (Timothy L. Kay) writes:
>I am not trying to detract from Leo's demo in any way.  However, it is 
>a completely different level of sophistication compared to what Pixar 
>tried to do.  What Leo did in three days is impressive.  What Pixar did 
>in six months is even more impressive.

Not to detract from Pixar's demo but what good is it if very few people
ever see it? I'd rate Leo's effort as more impressive because it could (if
but for Pixar) impress more people. Sure Pixar may be doing impressive
stuff, but like the old question of "If a tree falls with no around to hear
it, does it make a sound?" If something is impressive but almost no one
ever sees it to be impressed, is it impressive?

Anyone seeing Leo's demo can sit back afterwards and wonder "Gee I wonder what
that looked like on a Pixar?" Now people sit around thinking "Pixar is keeping
me from seeing something" to an AMERICAN that's like waving a RED flag in
front of a bull. People then start wondering "Why doesn't Pixar want me
seeing it?"

Now here's an idea for Leo:

The "Fair use" loop hole in the copyright law seems to allow pieces of
copyrighted works to be used in reviews... Leo, why don't you write up a
review of Red's Dream (or however that goes) and then toss your demo in and
say "And here's a brief crude example of a scene that I whipped up for
you." Then of course toss in Pixar's mail address and pricing info on how
to get our own copies of Red's Dreams (or however that goes).

You could do the review as 3D text doing something visually interesting, like
scrolling in FROM the vanishing point and whipping past below our viewpoint.
That way no one could run the demo without the review. So it would truely be
a review piece.

Sound like a winner? Leo gets to distribute his demo and Pixar gets it's
piece of the fame. And Pixar really should think of selling a video tape,
from the interest level in this topic I'm sure they'd sell a few copies.
I know I'd slap plastic if Leo's review told me how to get one. (Unless of
course they wanted BIG bux for it, I'm not paying $79 for a 15 minute tape)

And if my idea really does work and Pixar makes a pile of money off Leo's
review then they may even feel cuddly towards having Leo do it again. As it
stands now I'm sure Leo isn't going to any sneak previews from Pixar next
year. :)

Scott Turner


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