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From: pfarrell@anselm.UUCP (Gladiator)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Max Headroom
Keywords: How was he done?
Message-ID: <269@anselm.UUCP>
Date: 30 May 89 16:11:56 GMT
References: <688@corpane.UUCP>
Organization: St. Anselms College, Manchester, NH
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In article <688@corpane.UUCP>, sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
> I was wandering: How was Max Headroom animated? It looks an awful like computer
> animation, but I heard somewhere that he was created using standard animation
> techniques? 
> If he was created using normal animation, how did they make it look so
> computerized? Incredible shading. Is it possible using todays techniques to
> create a digital puppet that would perform as Max does? 
Well, if I am not mistaken, and I probably am, isn't max headroom a real actor.
He did the parts and expressions and then they I believe load his images
into a computer and filter and touch up with all this computer overlaying.
Or something like that. Someone I am sure can be more specific but I believe
it is a combination of human and computer imaging.




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