VFXhack

This clip is 10 minutes of pure VFX gold. It’s a behind the scenes explaining the process behind the Death Star mission briefing in A New Hope. There are some great details here and the process really is a combination of practical and computer techniques. I love that the animation wasn’t keyframed but “performed” real-time by manipulating a bunch of dials and knobs. The creator of this animation was Larry Cuba, a CG pioneer who programmed the film Arabesque with with John Whitney.

LINK to an excerpt of Cuba’s 1985 masterpiece Calculated Movements

Special thanks to Agrapha for the Star Wars link

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