Comments on: Avatar techniques could turn back the clock on ageing actors http://futurismic.com/2010/01/18/avatar-techniques-could-turn-back-the-clock-on-ageing-actors/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fedman Kassad http://futurismic.com/2010/01/18/avatar-techniques-could-turn-back-the-clock-on-ageing-actors/comment-page-1/#comment-68218 Fedman Kassad Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:00:21 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10232#comment-68218 What fascinates me is that Cameron really thinks Avatar-level technology looks good enough to do this. It does not. We can still see the digital seams. It works in what is essentially an animated movie, but combine it with real people, and we'd still be deep in uncanny valley. What fascinates me is that Cameron really thinks Avatar-level technology looks good enough to do this. It does not. We can still see the digital seams. It works in what is essentially an animated movie, but combine it with real people, and we’d still be deep in uncanny valley.

]]> By: Rick York http://futurismic.com/2010/01/18/avatar-techniques-could-turn-back-the-clock-on-ageing-actors/comment-page-1/#comment-68105 Rick York Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:37:25 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=10232#comment-68105 Paul, I think your points here are well taken. On the other hand, we have become totally accepting of very high levels of manipulation in audio recordings. Surprisingly, a lot of this started happening with classical music. Virtually all current recordings have some form of manipulation. Even the old pre-digital music recordings were altered by combining passages from multiple sources. As you say, the worst unintended consequence of this technology would be losing potentially great actors. I do think that the web might alleviate this. This past Sunday's New York Times Arts & Leisure section has a fascinating article on new methods for independent movie makers to distribute their work. Paul,

I think your points here are well taken. On the other hand, we have become totally accepting of very high levels of manipulation in audio recordings. Surprisingly, a lot of this started happening with classical music. Virtually all current recordings have some form of manipulation. Even the old pre-digital music recordings were altered by combining passages from multiple sources.

As you say, the worst unintended consequence of this technology would be losing potentially great actors. I do think that the web might alleviate this. This past Sunday’s New York Times Arts & Leisure section has a fascinating article on new methods for independent movie makers to distribute their work.

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