+1 for me, too.
On 11/06/2012 10:40 AM, Ellis H. Wilson III wrote: > +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 >> > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
