rwi@naucse.UUCP (Robert Wier) (10/21/88)
I am taking the liberty of posting this response to an E-Mail message
I sent a couple of weeks ago in order to alert any graphics fans
to the upcoming:
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From: Andrew Siegel <arizona!abs@nbc1.GE.COM>
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To: arizona.edu!naucse!rwi@mcnc.org
Subject: Re: NBC graphics
Status: R
Bob:
Thanks for your note. There really is no general compilation of our work.
The artists usually prepare SIGGRAPH tapes, but I don't think any of these
have ever been seen or used at SIGGRAPH.
If you want to see a great example of our work, watch NBC's coverage of
Election Night. The opening animation was done by Steve Giangrasso,
one of the News Division's graphic artists. Basically, the camera swoops
along what seems to be a presidential "hall of fame". Passing the
camera on either side are marble "kiosks", each with a president's
portrait on it, apparently in hammered silver (look for the glint of
the light on the nose and hair of the presidents). The kiosks sit on
a shiny marble floor, in which we can see the reflections of the
kiosks. When the camera finishes its traversal, it pulls up and back,
and we see that the kiosks are positioned to read "88" from above.
Steve has also created some crystal faceted stars that are very
realistic. You may see this in another animation.
Finally, during the bulk of the show, you'll see the work of us
programmers, when vote statistics are displayed by our computer
controlled display system. (Not as flashy, but very sophisticated
underneath.)
Catch ya' later!
Andy
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Andrew Siegel NBC Computer Imaging, New York, NY
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86011 602-523-2052eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (10/21/88)
Well!
I had some dealings with ABC and they were very helpful. They only
asked that we respect their copyrights. Got some nice footage
(non-flying logos stuff).
Another gross generalization from
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