Comments on: Post-processing actors’ emotions http://cb.nowan.net/blog/2007/02/20/post-processing-actors-emotions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-processing-actors-emotions Virtual Reality for all Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: cb http://cb.nowan.net/blog/2007/02/20/post-processing-actors-emotions/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 cb Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:07:30 +0000 http://cb.nowan.net/blog/2007/02/20/post-processing-actors-emotions/#comment-5948 ( I added the link to the original article, it was missing. ) As stated in the original article, some actors sign contracts that allow post processing : "Some actors such as Tom Cruise have begun to write clauses into their contracts granting them full control of their own digital assets, Mr Okun said. “They are saying: if you make me look better, then it’s fine. But if you are dealing with the subtleties of a dramatic performance it’s not fine.”" ( I added the link to the original article, it was missing. )

As stated in the original article, some actors sign contracts that allow post processing :

“Some actors such as Tom Cruise have begun to write clauses into their contracts granting them full control of their own digital assets, Mr Okun said. “They are saying: if you make me look better, then it’s fine. But if you are dealing with the subtleties of a dramatic performance it’s not fine.””

]]> By: nico http://cb.nowan.net/blog/2007/02/20/post-processing-actors-emotions/comment-page-1/#comment-5927 nico Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:37:13 +0000 http://cb.nowan.net/blog/2007/02/20/post-processing-actors-emotions/#comment-5927 you said: "My vision of the director is that he’s creating a story, and that everything that serves this story is valid." of course he's in charge of creating a story but i do not agree that every meens to get to what he wants can be used: when you manipulate an actor expression by CG, you are fooling with somebodys job (the actor). You can't remanipulates somebodys job without asking him before no? nico you said:
“My vision of the director is that he’s creating a story, and that everything that serves this story is valid.”

of course he’s in charge of creating a story but i do not agree that every meens to get to what he wants can be used: when you manipulate an actor expression by CG, you are fooling with somebodys job (the actor). You can’t remanipulates somebodys job without asking him before no?
nico

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