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Originally posted by Dj Blurr The original role of the terminator was suppost to be OJ Simpson. Can you guys imagin OJ Simpson as the terminator? Cameron thought he wasnt convincing enough tho...

That's BS. Lance Henrikson was going to be the original Terminator - James Cameron was really ill with a fever and had these nightmarish visions of a killer that under his skin were robot parts. He drew a sketch of it and Henrikson was who he based the sketch on.

Then as the story was being written, someone introduced Arnie to Cameron and the rest is history.

The only problem was that Arnie's accent was really bad so because of this he only says 18 words in the first film.

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Originally posted by allan77 How long has your bro been in the biz? And how did he get in??? I love hearing stories about how ppl make it in the film industry! It's my goal in life!

he's a special effects artist. pretty much makes all the monsters for the movies and stuff like this. did a lot of work on iron man's suit as well. he's worked on tons of movies in the last 9 years he's been in LA. he is an amazing artist, has been all his life. created all kinds of crazy creatures as a kid and then went to art school in florida.

we are from atlanta so he moved back there, started interning for a shop in atlanta and worked on some small local films and then some bigger films that got filmed in atlanta. then he finally packed up his car, drove across country and put in his resume all over in the effects shops out here. he got hired on with rick baker (make up artist for thriller, planet of the apes, grinch who stole christmas, etc, the list goes on) and he is now working for what was once called stan weinsten's but since his passing it's called legacy in honor of stan.

anyways, in short, that's how he is simply amazing!

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Originally posted by allan77 Your friends at work? What exactly do they do?

Our special features division sends in a team to do EPK (behind the scenes) on set... they obviously start work on special features etc for DVD well into production of the film. we get access to all scripts / artwork materials to create that stuff.

I'm not saying anyone's work on the film is bad... and no i didn't read the script myself. I hope these guys are wrong because we need the revenue in 09.

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Originally posted by gypsygirl he's a special effects artist. pretty much makes all the monsters for the movies and stuff like this. did a lot of work on iron man's suit as well. he's worked on tons of movies in the last 9 years he's been in LA. he is an amazing artist, has been all his life. created all kinds of crazy creatures as a kid and then went to art school in florida. we are from atlanta so he moved back there, started interning for a shop in atlanta and worked on some small local films and then some bigger films that got filmed in atlanta. then he finally packed up his car, drove across country and put in his resume all over in the effects shops out here. he got hired on with rick baker (make up artist for thriller, planet of the apes, grinch who stole christmas, etc, the list goes on) and he is now working for what was once called stan weinsten's but since his passing it's called legacy in honor of stan. anyways, in short, that's how he is simply amazing!

That's a great story!

He took all the right steps. Went to school, interned, worked hard. And is now working for what used to be called Stan Winston studios! Which by the way, I am very familiar with, he was a Legend in his field, and is missed.

You must enjoy any sneak peeks he shows you and your family! LUCKY!

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Originally posted by CReddick Our special features division sends in a team to do EPK (behind the scenes) on set... they obviously start work on special features etc for DVD well into production of the film. we get access to all scripts / artwork materials to create that stuff. I'm not saying anyone's work on the film is bad... and no i didn't read the script myself. I hope these guys are wrong because we need the revenue in 09.

I see, very interesting! How did you get into what your doing? I read in the other thread you work for the WB. How did you land that particular job there?

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Originally posted by allan77 I see, very interesting! How did you get into what your doing? I read in the other thread you work for the WB. How did you land that particular job there?

Honestly, right place at the right time. I had just moved out to Cali and found a posting on Monster.com through a temp agency. I had worked at a small production company previously and did all of the compression / DVD authoring work, so I was perfect for the job. Temped for 7 months and then got hired full time with the theatrical new release production group. Shameless plug: Go buy The Dark Knight on blu-ray and DVD Tuesday 12/9 :-)

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Originally posted by CReddick Honestly, right place at the right time. I had just moved out to Cali and found a posting on Monster.com through a temp agency. I had worked at a small production company previously and did all of the compression / DVD authoring work, so I was perfect for the job. Temped for 7 months and then got hired full time with the theatrical new release production group. Shameless plug: Go buy The Dark Knight on blu-ray and DVD Tuesday 12/9 :-)

That's awesome!

Most of the stories I hear are right place right time. Obviously, you got the job because of your previous experience. I say that because I doubt that anyone without any experience could get in to one of the major studios. Or can you?

As for your plug, already pre-ordered the Blu-Ray on Amazon!

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Originally posted by allan77 Or can you?

Nowadays with the economy, even highly qualified individuals are not finding work. But to answer your question, no, you couldn't come off the street with no experience and deal with the stuff we do regularly.

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Originally posted by allan77 As for your plug, already pre-ordered the Blu-Ray on Amazon!

Sorry to thread-jack:

Fab! Not sure what size TV you're on, but this transfer / compression is one of our best yet. Having a feature only disc let us crank the bit-rate up significantly and the 1080p image really sings.

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Originally posted by CReddick Sorry to thread-jack: Fab! Not sure what size TV you're on, but this transfer / compression is one of our best yet. Having a feature only disc let us crank the bit-rate up significantly and the 1080p image really sings.

I Just bought a 46' Sony Bravia 1080P LCD the week before Thanksgiving! And im beyond happy! The picture is Amazing, and thats just with the tweaks ive done. A pro is coming during the week to properly calibrate the damn thing. Right on time for TDK!!

Question though... I have Batman Begins on blu. And the film is in letterbox. Now the blu has the intro to TDK, and that whole bank scene fills the screen! No bars!! Is that what I can expect for the whole movie?! Cuz that would be AWESOME!!!

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Originally posted by allan77 I Just bought a 46' Sony Bravia 1080P LCD the week before Thanksgiving! And im beyond happy! The picture is Amazing, and thats just with the tweaks ive done. A pro is coming during the week to properly calibrate the damn thing. Right on time for TDK!! Question though... I have Batman Begins on blu. And the film is in letterbox. Now the blu has the intro to TDK, and that whole bank scene fills the screen! No bars!! Is that what I can expect for the whole movie?! Cuz that would be AWESOME!!!

Here's how this works: the TDK was shot in 2.40 scope 35mm with select scenes / shots shot in 70mm IMAX. This is an entirely aestetic decision by chris Nolan: on your TDK disc all IMAX scenes were mastered to 1.78 (full screen) and the 35mm as mastered to native 2.40 (letter box). I.e. The letterbox will appear and dissapear throughout. That prologue scene on the Begins disc was an all IMAX scene.

So even now that you have a bad ass tv(wise choice btw), as long as directors keep shooting in wider formats than 16:9, you'll continue to see letterboxes on your bd discs. Maybe we should start a Dark Knight on BD thread :-)

Theatrical will be re-releasing after awards nominations for anyone who didn't get to catch it in IMAX the first time around.

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Originally posted by CReddick Here's how this works: the TDK was shot in 2.40 scope 35mm with select scenes / shots shot in 70mm IMAX. This is an entirely aestetic decision by chris Nolan: on your TDK disc all IMAX scenes were mastered to 1.78 (full screen) and the 35mm as mastered to native 2.40 (letter box). I.e. The letterbox will appear and dissapear throughout. That prologue scene on the Begins disc was an all IMAX scene. So even now that you have a bad ass tv(wise choice btw), as long as directors keep shooting in wider formats than 16:9, you'll continue to see letterboxes on your bd discs. Maybe we should start a Dark Knight on BD thread :-) Theatrical will be re-releasing after awards nominations for anyone who didn't get to catch it in IMAX the first time around.

I figured that might be the case... The second time a saw the movie was at an IMAX screen. And it was nothing short of spectacular. At first, it was noticeable when the screen would change between wide and full. But as the film progressed, it just meshed perfectly.

I hope the bars aren't so evident on this BD though. On some BD,s the bars are relatively thin, while others they're thick.

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Originally posted by allan77 I figured that might be the case... The second time a saw the movie was at an IMAX screen. And it was nothing short of spectacular. At first, it was noticeable when the screen would change between wide and full. But as the film progressed, it just meshed perfectly. I hope the bars aren't so evident on this BD though. On some BD,s the bars are relatively thin, while others they're thick.

On square (4x3) you would notice letterboxes of different sizes 1.78/2.40... but with BD and 16x9 tvs, TYPICALLY you either got em or ya don't. There are some studios that master to 1.85 and there are tiny little letterboxes at top/bottom (stupid IMHO).

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