[rollei_list] Re: Bokeh

Depth of field in CGI has been around for a while. Even 3D programs 
that are in the $2000 range can produce convincing caustics, radiosity, 
depth of field, object physics, explosions, etc., etc.

todd

On 31-May-05, at 11:04 AM, David Seifert wrote:

> Take a look at The Lion King.  In the scenes where all the creatures in
> the jungle get their time to parade note what happens when the tiny
> insects carrying the leaves traipse by.  The zoom in  pushes the
> background out of focus in a manner completely consistent with a really
> fine lens.  Disney really pioneered this kind of detailed animation 
> work
> in Beauty and The Beast.
>
> Talk about a business where computers have changed the world!
>
> David
>
> Ardeshir Mehta wrote:
>
>> Yes, for good bokeh ten blades will always trump five.
>>
>> Talking about bokeh: did any of you watch *Star Wars Episode III*?
>> While watching it I was struck by how well the CGI scenes were made
>> to simulate bokeh.
>>
>> I mean, the entire city of Coruscant is computer-generated - there's
>> just a blue screen in the background! -  but whenever the camera
>> focussed on a face in the foreground, the CGI city faded into soft
>> focus with marvellous bokeh.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
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