+1 for most dramatic, most absurd thread-steal I've ever witnessed. On 11/06/12 10:16, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > > On Nov 6, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Prentice Bisbal wrote: > >> >> On 11/06/2012 06:00 AM, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>> On Nov 6, 2012, at 3:57 AM, Lux, Jim (337C) wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/5/12 5:16 PM, "Vincent Diepeveen"<d...@xs4all.nl> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jim as someone who produced games, this is not how it works for >>>>> most >>>>> movies/animations/commercials where graphics work is needed. >>>>> >>>>> Note that most movies get editted as well in the same way (each >>>>> nation usually has different requirements). >>>>> >>>>> First of all - the budget is rather tiny. So that means using >>>>> hardware you would probably yourself not consider using at NASA. >>>> >>>> The budget for digital production on a movie is enormous compared >>>> to what >>>> we spend at NASA. >>> >>> That's the actor part - i am speaking about the computer generated >>> graphics part. >>> >>> You really overestimate this. >> >> No, Vincent, you really overestimate your knowledge. What first >> hand experience do you have as a producer in a Hollywood film? >> >> -- >> Prentice > > You were in the naive religion that all the graphics and sound of > movies and popsongs and games what hollywood produces > all got produced in Hollywood and that all the actors and actresses > and popstars all were born in USA? > > This is a global business you know - and Netherlands is a big > producer there - though it's getting less now as some big initiators > retired and a number left the country and especially Asia takes over > USA. > > The favourite thing to do for popstars and actresses is reinvent > themselves, get an artist identity as if they were born in or close > to USA > and do as if they're 10 years younger than they are :) > > These people have cash you know. They can do what they want. That's > exactly what happens. > In reality they come from all over the world. Nowadays Asia is > becoming more popular there. > > Netherlands is a popular destination though. No guns on the street of > gangs that want to shoot you. > Legal softdrugs to buy here (if you just buy a few grams) without > directly ending up in jail, > that in combination with a superior healthcare and the fact they can > go over street without getting recognized by too many people, > is very attractive. It's a safe nation to have kids and let them grow > up. > > Note that Asia is moving up the ladder there. The amount of popstars > and singers that were born there keeps increasing - if i look > around about half of every succesful nerd has been married with a > girl born in Asia. > > USA is changing there. From a predominantly white Europeans to Asian > and Latino's now. > I guess in 1 or 2 generations USA is total unrecognizable there. Note > you already see it in politics - rhetorics has become more important > than balancing budget - and i say this without any specific candidate > in mind. Balancing budgets is something typical European. > > Such changes happen quicker in the celebrity world - as big money can > get made there. They just do not do it publicly too much - > they can sell more having an American identity and they have the cash > to pay for that. Especially for ex-photomodels this is easy to do. > > The political reality that follows that you see always how long it > takes until people realize this. > > But as for computation in this celebrity world - that's hardly > happening. No need for clusters there. What hollywood uses there only > exists > in their imagination in a marketing story. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf >
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