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From: maukh@warwick.ac.uk (Sunstorm the Intestinal)
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Subject: Re: CAA in 'Who framed Roger Rabbit'?
Keywords: Movies, Animation, Don't-believe-a-word-of-it
Message-ID: <70@poppy.warwick.ac.uk>
Date: 9 Jan 89 01:07:16 GMT
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Reply-To: maukh@warwick.ac.uk (Sunny)
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In article 3533 Christian says:
> Is there anybody out there knowing whether at all and how computer aided
> animation was used in the movie 'Who framed Roger Rabbit'? I had the
> impression that particularly the 'kitchen'-take at the beginning was a
> bit too perfectly 'ray-traced' ...


In a recent documentary (on British television, though it was
obviously an American production) about the making of 'Who Framed
Roger Rabbit' it was stated that no computer animation was used in
the film.  

My contention is that computers *were* used in the production of the
purely animated sketch at the beginning of the film.  The rotations,
perspective shifts, tracking of motion of the characters as well as
motion of the viewpoint were all very complex to say the least.  I'd
be very impressed with the animators if they could produce all that
without the use of computer generated wire-frame graphics as a
starting point for the choreography and background.  It's a commonly
employed technique: generate a wire-frame sequence, then paint over
it to produce realistic animation.

Anyway, I too would be interested to hear a more informed view on
the subject.

	~ Sunny.

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