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Back to the Future | VFXcool (1/2)
Captain Disillusion explains the visual effects behind the Back to the Future trilogy. He covers ILM's motion-control, computer-controlled camera work and clever pre-CGI tricks.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a succinct documentary on motion control and practical-effects ingenuity.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Captain Disillusion
- Topic
- visual effects history
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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One solution to this would be to put the camera on a fixture that replays the same motions every time, so they can do a 'dry run' and correct the rendering. (Putting a camera on a fixture is not new, IIRC they did it in …
Cthulhu_ on Hacker News · 2020-02
In Real-time, in-camera background compositing in The MandalorianAnd if you're an HN reader and already know and love Back to the Future, then the Captain Disillusion's 2 part YouTube video about how the visual effects used ground breaking computer control of cameras to advance the state of the art is a good …
ZeroGravitas on Hacker News · 2024-11
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