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DUNE. TV EXTENDED VERSION. PROLOGUE

Published: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:16:42 -0700

Dune Extended Version

Author: NA3D3 Keywords: Herbert Added: April 2, 2008

Dune Special Effects Series D

Published: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:34:39 -0800

This is part of a series of special effects I did that was done for "Frank Herbert's Dune" shown on the Sci Fi channel. Traveling Matte Background Plate: The set is filled with sand and the wall is made from the infamous "TransLite" which is basically a computer generated image printed on a really big plastic sheet and tacked up along the wall. It has a greenish tint to it while the sand has a bluish light on it. ForeGround Plate: This is the footage that was shot at a different speed from normal. Notice the large fan toward the right side of the frame. They were blowing Alec's cape to indicate the "weirding". Test Composite: With a simple composite of the background with the foreground they have entirely different color temperatures (the Foreground image has a more orange Translite while the Background is greener. And the sand in the Foreground is lit by a light and therefore a much brighter blue). Both are different enough from each other to require a tighter, Rotoscoped matte. I created two mattes - one for the main body and cape with a particular feathering, and and other matte for the feet area. I had to feather much more in this part of the footage because as Alec walks his feet are kicking up sand. And this has to somehow match the sand in the Background which had NOT been walked on by Paul. The color between the forground and background plates is different and changes every other frame or so. This was a very tricky bit of spline-making as I had to be careful of the shape - which was basically undefined and manipulating the feathering to match. The resulting composite is completely seemless.

Author: TalkingPictureCo Keywords: special effects dune tv matte Added: February 9, 2008

"Summon the Worms" by Brian Tyler

Published: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:54:10 -0800

From the soundtrack to the TV adaptation of "Children of Dune" is "Summon the Worms" by Brian Tyler. Used in various trailers, including "Master and Commander" and "Cinderella Man."

Author: mrssgreenleaf Keywords: summon the worms brian tyler soundtrack children of dune tv miniseries epic instrumental herbert inama nushif album Added: November 6, 2007