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Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009

Stargate Studios · demo · Watch on YouTube

Animation & visual effectsFilmmaking & video production

What it is

Stargate Studios' 2009 virtual backlot reel shows before-and-after shots in which green screen and compositing replace locations in ordinary TV dramas and comedies. It shows how much of a seemingly real show is computer generated.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN points to it as a demo of how routinely mundane TV scenes use green screen set replacement, even on TV budgets.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “This is an amazing demo reel of effects shots used in "mundane" TV shows”

    Demo reel of effects faking locations in mundane TV shows.

    xsmasher, 2024-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Why wordfreq will not be updated”

  2. “Here's a good video, from 2009”

    Shows hidden CG in ordinary TV shows.

    manigandham, 2017-09 · Recommendation · in “Why did science fiction stop moving forward?”

  3. “is a great example of green screen set replacement being used for things as ordinary as a city street”

    Example of green screen set replacement on a TV budget.

    e_y_, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “Jeffrey Katzenberg Says A.I. Will Eliminate 90% of Artist Jobs on Animated Films”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: green screen, compositing, vfx, chroma key, television production

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