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This isn't EVERYTHING, is it? I could've sworn those sonic weapon fence pylons were CGI, and I'm pretty sure the boars were too. And the airplane itself... like when it blew up over Otherville... :-\ --Andfound815 13:53, 16 March 2007 (PDT)
- Dude, this is NOTHING, compared to what the full list should be. Some of the boars were real though. --Blueeagleislander 16:58, 16 March 2007 (PDT)
- In the new issue of the LOST mag, it says the screens in The Pearl were blue screened and then they put the video feeds over them aferwards, does that count as CGI?--Baker1000 01:22, 24 April 2007 (PDT)
Radio Tower?Edit
Is it just me, or did the radio tower look as if it was made using CGI?--Baker1000 06:06, 29 May 2007 (PDT)
- Please don't add this without the proof of a reference citation. Note that the promotional stills from this episode show that the base of the radio tower and station structure actually existed on set, as these are visible (postproduction special effects are not applied to still photography). -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 20:38, 6 July 2007 (PDT)
ReferencesEdit
- This article's major issue is that it seems to be mostly fan guesswork, and some of these guesses are outright wrong. Also the article fails to distinguish post-production addition of matte paintings or photographs or video from wholly computer-generated animation (either with greenscreen or not), or from computer-based compositing. For example I removed Jin & Sun's background: the image in the photo was real [1]. In some of their interior building scenes (hotel, Mr. Paik's office), and some of the exterior scenes (e.g. Sun meeting Jin's mom) the background was altered, but the technique should be specified rather than broadly terming it CGI-- matte painting, greenscreen, etc. For example Bernard & Rose's Niagara Falls was greenscreened, but does that immediately qualify as what we are calling CGI? If I had to guess, the Niagara Falls video was real video footage, and not computer-generated animation of the falls, although computers were used to put the two together; but of course computers are used to add subtitles, and to edit the entire episode, or to add effects like Desmond's blurry vision when he first crashes on the island and gets rescued by a blurry man in a yellow HAZMAT suit. I also removed the Shark, as clear references exist for props, but not CGI AFAIK [2]. Also, most explosions are real, including the one shown in the submarine photo. In fact the special FX dept of the film crew (as opposed to the post-production crew) has won Emmy awards based on their explosions. Some explosions may indeed be CGI, but these should be specified, and referenced. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 13:15, 1 June 2007 (PDT)
Rename: Visual EffectsEdit
- Rename - Proposal is to rename to the department name of the film crew of Lost: Visual Effects, of which Kevin Blank is head. What this would mean for this article is that it would be separated into CGI and non-CGI sections. The primary benefit is that all aspect of effects can be incorporated onto the same article. Examples: 1) the Awards subsection can include non-CGI effects awards, such as Archie Ahuna's Emmy for his huge explosion as the wing almost fell on Hurley. 2) Stunt-related effects (but only as related to special effects) may also be included such as Spiro Razatos' Dave cliff fall, as related on the S2 DVD, because it included bluescreen compositing. 3) Dale Radomski's pneumatic pull through the spinning turbine of the crashed Flight 815 (in Pilot, and the separate stunt in Expose) would also be a composited effect. 4) Other explosions such as the mortars in the smoke monster's approach, or the gasoline bombs used for flaming explosions, could be well-described. 5) The staff of Visual Effects, including those directly working for Lost, as well as those contracted by Lost, may be listed as a single group (since they are all in the same department under Kevin Blank) -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 14:15, 1 June 2007 (PDT)
Rename- good reason for rename--Phil (talk) 14:17, 1 June 2007 (PDT)
Rename- Visual effects in Lost with CGI and Visual effects redirecting. -- Plkrtn talk contribs email 20:26, 1 June 2007 (PDT)
Rename- makes sense.--Berethor222 20:00, 3 June 2007 (PDT)
Sonic fence? Edit
Was the sonic fence CGI? It's hard to tell. --Blueeagleislander 00:23, 3 June 2007 (PDT)
- I think it was, maybe the pillar they climbed over was't but I can't see the producers making that many pillars AND putting them all in the ground.--Baker1000 14:59, 3 June 2007 (PDT)
- I believe in one scene the shadow cast by a pillar in the foreground does not match those cast by nearby people or trees. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 20:39, 6 July 2007 (PDT)
The turbine Edit
The turbine from the pilot was created using visual effects, also the explosions when Gary troup was sucked in, and when the wing falls down. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jrcaporal (talk • contribs) .
Incoming Transmission Edit
Apparently the incoming transmission seen in Through the Looking Glass is CGI-related as the promotional images show a blank monitor.--Stan 03:38, 3 July 2007 (PDT)
- Also added it to the transmission disambiguation. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 20:36, 6 July 2007 (PDT)
More FX in LostEdit
- Found an article on FX in Lost in CG Focus. The article has several more examples that need to be placed into the Lostpedia table. -- Contrib¯ _Santa_ ¯ Talk 01:28, 7 February 2008 (PST)
- There's also a nice article/interview with Mitch Suskin about effects in Season 4 here. I've incorporated some of the info, but not all. -- Graft talk contributions 13:33, 6 March 2008 (PST)
Michael Rivero interview Edit
As you know, I held an interview with Michael Rivero recently. He gave me loads of fascinating information about the SFX in Lost - I'm just waiting for ABC to vet the interview, and then the info will be posted on this page.-- Lost Soul talk contribs 04:35, 23 July 2008 (PDT)
- Cool! --Ampts 07:16, 24 July 2008 (PDT)
