This wiki is a XML full dump clone of "Heroes Wiki", the main wiki about the Heroes saga that has been shut down permanently since June 1, 2020. The purpose of this wiki is to keep online an exhaustive and accurate database about the franchise.

Inside Heroes: Difference between revisions

From Heroes Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Content deleted Content added
imported>Baldbobbo
cat
imported>Ryangibsonstewart
visual effects info added
Line 4: Line 4:


==Visual Effects==
==Visual Effects==
[[Mark Kolpack]], Anthony Ocampo, and Brian Weaver (all from Stargate Digital) expound on the difference between special effects and visual effects--namely that visual effects generally are those effects achieved after filming has finished. They explain the process using the [[Tokyo]] scene in which [[Hiro]] [[space-time manipulation|stops time]] to save a [[Japanese schoolgirl]].
<gallery>
Image:Vfx tokyo object build.JPG|The first step of the process is to build 3D objects.
Image:Vfx tokyo match camera moves.JPG|The next step is to match actual camera moves to digital camera moves.
Image:Vfx tokyo remove green riggings.JPG|Green riggings are used to support up actors and props, and are digitally erased.
Image:Vfx tokyo track.JPG|Then 3D objects are incorporated and camera track moves are adjusted for precision.
Image:Vfx tokyo 4 screens.JPG|Finally, film grain, focus effects, and other aspects are added to enhance realism.
Image:Vfx adrian green screen.JPG|[[Adrian Pasdar]] is shot in front of a green screen.
Image:Vfx adrian side by side.JPG|Visual effects artists add motion blur and other elements.
Image:Vfx digital adrian.JPG|A digital version of [[Nathan]] is created.
Image:Vfx adrian blackout.JPG|Filmed versions are replaced with digital versions.
Image:Vfx adrian land side by side.JPG|Visual effects are most effective when they are not distracting, but enhance the story.
</gallery>


==The [[Soundtrack|Score]]==
==The [[Soundtrack|Score]]==
Line 9: Line 22:
[[Category:Production]]
[[Category:Production]]
[[Category:Heroes 360]]
[[Category:Heroes 360]]
[[Category:Galleries]]

Revision as of 04:20, 9 June 2007

This article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Inside Heroes is a series of short behind-the-scenes videos that display the making of Heroes.

Visual Effects

Mark Kolpack, Anthony Ocampo, and Brian Weaver (all from Stargate Digital) expound on the difference between special effects and visual effects--namely that visual effects generally are those effects achieved after filming has finished. They explain the process using the Tokyo scene in which Hiro stops time to save a Japanese schoolgirl.

The Score