The specialty of the DOS computer controlled Oxberry animation stand with aerial image projector was that it was accurate to 1000th of an inch, which is fantastic when related to a 35mm frame and then projected onto a theater screen. The computer controlled animation stand was the only one in Hollywood (1 of 7 worldwide); I was the cameraman on the animated the project. The "magic' is the Multi-Pass Traveling Matte effects combined to create many levels at varying speeds as well as glints, glows, blooms , sparkles, streaks, and step-printing. You can imagine the amount of cell flopping in the creation of high contrast film traveling mattes, which were then also duplicated in reverse image. These 'hold-outs' and 'let-throughs' are sandwiched in the camera head and matched at frame zero. The color raw stock is rewound and exposed with the next opposite matte; the process being repeated for each layer twice; holding out and letting through the color imagery.
Fingers crossed the color film is developed.
Thank you EFX DR; for the machine.
21 авг 2024
