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Part 1 of Quint's epic interview with Jon Favreau! IRON MAN 2! IMAX! James Cameron's AVATAR! And... Genndy Tartakovsky?!?

First by odo19	Oct 29th, 2008 12:47:59 AM

Slow-motion orgy by George Newman	Oct 29th, 2008 12:54:30 AM
haha, sounds like he isnt the biggest fan of some recent comic filmic techniques.
The AVATAR stuff sounds really exciting. by George Newman	Oct 29th, 2008 12:57:40 AM
I much prefer these eye-witness accounts over the postulating and hype. I want something a bit more specific though, like how lifelike do these CG aliens or whatever look. Does Cameron use really killer lighting? Will it fool anyone and everyone?
No news on CLEAVER? by Horace Cox	Oct 29th, 2008 01:04:28 AM
Get on it Favs.
Yeah.... by mpiehler	Oct 29th, 2008 02:59:01 AM
Quint...come on man...he is a very exciting director with SO much to offer. Isn't there a bit more to say or extent then "yeah." Which if you listen to your sound bits you are saying every 30 seconds. We all know you can converse. So do it...that was almost annoying to listen too. Otherwise, well done getting Favs to say everything he gave up.
The Return of the King by kwisatzhaderach	Oct 29th, 2008 03:46:08 AM
Welcome back James Cameron, we've all missed you.
Hm. by CoursinLarry	Oct 29th, 2008 04:48:31 AM
The transcription of the interview seemed a bit weird. Like, the punctuation seemed off. Nice interview, though.
TARTAKOVSKY action scenes?! by lex romero	Oct 29th, 2008 05:27:20 AM
I'm fucking there. Iron man's weakness was its action scenes, they were a little too short and never fully explored what IM was capable of. Can't wait to see what GT would do with them.
Harry: Favreau Doesn't Love You. by Smerdyakov	Oct 29th, 2008 07:15:06 AM
He's just using you.
Imax and CGI by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Oct 29th, 2008 07:58:32 AM
Currently most CGI composites are rendered at 2k resolution for 4k films. It is near impossible to render CGI elements at the same resolution of film, because of the processing power required to do it. Imax has a much higer resolution 4k. Thats what the CGI Imax comments mean, and Iron had tons of CGI shots. Theres a lot less practical in there then what people believe. 2 posts dedicated to this interview and the CGI gripe comes up a lot. You make it sound like Stan Winstons Practical suit was all the film required. One day this CGI sucks shit will end. Fuck...
Real D Rules by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Oct 29th, 2008 08:14:40 AM
What the fuck is the gripe with the Glasses man??? Non Glasses True Perspective Real Time high quality 3d is a long way off. You'll have grandchildren by then. You have depth tricks for monitors now. Which is really a bunch of 2d planes stacked on top of one another. It's not true 3d since the depth is a perspective trick created by each layer which is incapable of matching the true perspective depths of the Real D Glasses system. The other system employs a spinning screen to output true 3d, and again view depth is trapped to the relative size of the screen. These issues are not noticeable when the 3d subject is framed in nice and tight, but add a vista in the background with several depth of view elements and the technology hit's itself in the face. Really Real D doesn't have an competition for a while, and the glasses are fine. Some people have to wear glasses all the time, and they cope.... WTF! Glasses not sexy enough to face suck I guess. That or the Facestuffers have to keep pushing them back up to the bridge of their nose from looking down into the popcorn tub for most of the film- Greaseprinting the hell out of the lens in the process. I have no pity for those guys.
So is Dark Crystal 2 dead? by Horseflesh	Oct 29th, 2008 08:52:06 AM
I was looking forward to what Tartakovsky was gonna do with that. He's one the few new creative forces I trust.
Name dropping Kurosawa and Leone..... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 29th, 2008 10:24:04 AM
Fucking annoying.
Piracy by frozen01	Oct 29th, 2008 11:10:02 AM
I think the argument against going to a more download-based sales rather than a physical DVD because of piracy concerns is silly. I download a lot of TV shows from iTunes but I also buy DVDs and its a TON easier to rip a DVD. The TV shows I download from iTunes are inpenetrable fortresses... whereas one needs only to download HandBrake or some similar program to easily get to the files on a DVD (I don't distribute them... I only need to do this so I can get my TV shows on my iPod). I am by no means a computer genius yet even I know how to get DVD files onto a computer, where if one were so inclined they could distribute all over the place. ITunes downloads? Not so much. Simply put, there's no reason for "piracy" to hold back progression from disc-based sales to download-based sales when it comes to TV and movies.
I want to see Samurai Jack be finished by Stormwatcher	Oct 29th, 2008 11:26:19 AM
Love that show. Named my dog after him, its my xbox live handle, thinking of getting ink done honoring that show. Really needs an ending. And I haven't ready your post DANNY GLOVER but honestly, its not name dropping when its referenced with Gendy, every episode is saturated with those directors, just like Kill Bill is.
After your eyeballs jump out of your head by dirtsandwich	Oct 29th, 2008 01:01:40 PM
Avatar will then skull fuck your eye sockets and cum all over your brain.
I'm a staunch heterosexual by Toonol	Oct 29th, 2008 01:28:41 PM
But I'd do anything James Cameron wanted.
Favreau's open mind gives me goosebumps!!! by JDanielP	Oct 29th, 2008 02:29:38 PM
With Jon Favreau being inspired by the work of Genndy Tartakovsky and James Cameron,...it becomes obvious that the man will continue to learn and grow, as a director. And THAT makes me all the more excited for IRON MAN 2. --Favreau, I'm in your corner.
Right On by Cobbio	Oct 29th, 2008 03:32:36 PM
Excellent idea to bring Genndy Tartakovsky on, Favs. His crazy violent, yet elegant and dramatic storytelling style would add wonderful intensity to "Iron Man 2." This is very cool news.
Couldn't you at least have asked him by Itchy	Oct 29th, 2008 04:05:49 PM
if he was going to find any way to sneak a Gwyneth Paltrow beaver shot into Iron Man 2 ? I don't know who was responsible for it, but god DAMN she looked great in that movie. Never liked her before, but she was smoking hot.
Favreau should get fat again... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 29th, 2008 04:15:57 PM
..I liked him better and it made him look shorter.
Horseflesh by Sith Witch	Oct 29th, 2008 04:32:31 PM
It's still coming...just on halt until more funding can be found. Straight from the mouth of Wendy Froud that is...
Collaboration by buffywrestling	Oct 29th, 2008 09:48:35 PM
It's so inspiring that he brought in someone like Tartakovsky. It's like old Hollywood tries to keep you in the place where you "made" it in, where as new Hollywood is saying, "I want to work with you to make this awesome." Now if someone would tap Jackson Public and Doc Hammer....
It all makes perfect sense now! by dirtsandwich	Oct 29th, 2008 09:52:48 PM
Everybody has been scrambling for the reason the world will end according to the Mayan calendar in 2012. The Mayans are right, a sacrifice of sorts, something of unknown origin will "end time" in hopes to prevent a much bigger calamity.... Palin is running for president in 2012.
3-D Questions by SnakesOnABicycle	Oct 30th, 2008 01:29:39 AM
A lot of bashing has been directed toward the Star Wars prequels using too much CGI in almost any given action shot, making it difficult for the eye to focus on one thing. Similar thing can be said for the "too busy" design of the robots in Transoformers... What I'm getting at is, even though 3-D (once it's perfected for the masses) will most likely only be used for the big summer action movies, do you think it would in any way be overkill to the point of auidence disconnection? I know all we hear about is what a more immersive experience it will be (though most of this is just speculation), but just like every other gimmick that's been used with cinema, it won't be able to polish a turd. How would it even be used? Similar to IMAX, where The Dark Knight had it for select action sequences, and let the dramatic, dialogue heavy stuff play out in a normal format? If so, won't all this switching between aspect ratio formats, and dimensions take the viewer out of the story? Won't there be a weird structure put on action, and dramatic sequences regarding when and where they can end? What if there's an action sequence intercut with a heavy dialogue scene? How will this all transfer to the home video market? I'm not worried about stuff like Avatar, because in a guy like Cameron's hands, I'm confident the story will sustain, even when I get the thing home and my home theatre can't fully exlpoit his effects. And I get the point of making it an incomparable experience to go to the movies again... But I guess I'm just not convince. I mean, they haven't even perfected CGI, what do they expect to offer a newer more expensive format, besides less experience? I'm not a backwards thinker, I just think everyone seems so focused on the possibilites, that they might lose sight of the only thing that truly matters (as is always the case when Hollywood finds a new toy); story.
they never perfect practical either by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET	Oct 30th, 2008 05:11:41 AM
goddamn this tool hate fucking gets too me more than any other subject related to film right now. Effects have to be handled with care to pull them off in such a way that the audience is fooled. People are talking about how perfect Cameron is with CGI. Excuse me?!?!?! The CGI shit in Titanic shows like a sore thumb. The digital people shots mostly. Same thing with the miniature work in Aliens. Fuck man, when are you people gonna stop believing your own bullshit!?!?!?!?! One reason CGI keeps getting detected is because it's still being pushing into new territory, and usually the first attempts fail. Thank god the industry doesn't share your juvenile sentiments for practical. The more it's used the better it understood and advanced- and ultimately the better it will become. Latex took a long time to get to where it got. Fuck Rick Baker was using simple latex air badders in Thriller. You people are jaded to the max. Pick up some books on both subjects and fucking read them. Understand the limits of both mediums and the huge advances still up for grabs for CGI. We are not even rendering most CGI elements at 4k resolution. Star Wars Episode 2 was the first time layer effects with different diffuse and opacity levels were used to simulate real human skin. CGI is still a fucking baby!!!! Lon Chaney and Jack Pierce did latex, and look how long it took to get too Yoda in the empire strikes back... You people you buying into your own bullshit in such a way it's fucking unbelievable. I have nothing against practical. I like it too. But the CGI Drek has to stop.
Tartakovsky's Clone Wars by Right Bastard	Oct 30th, 2008 09:39:06 AM
The ONLY good thing about the Prequels.
I hope Iron Man 2 is not gonna be some CGI fest by chien_sale	Oct 30th, 2008 03:21:51 PM
that would suck
When to much shit is going on by dirtsandwich	Oct 30th, 2008 03:23:52 PM
in a movie and another pet peeve of mine is the camera is to fucking close a lot of the times. If you add the 3D to it, it's a big clusterfuck blur. You do feel disconnected from the world you are watching. TDK did a great job of showing some cool shit but not losing you in the action. Call it controlled chaos. Cameron I doubt will let shit be like Transformers and some of the blurry moments is Beowulf..etc. This is a different technique to the 3D. Avatar will be like a palace while all other movies will smell and look like an outhouse located by the beer tent at the end of a night at a carnival in Texas on a 100 degree day.
Tarkovsky's Clone Wars! by half vader	Oct 31st, 2008 02:04:05 AM
Now THAT would be something to see! :P
ralphy? by FleshMachine	Nov 3rd, 2008 10:58:11 AM
really?
TARTAKOVSKY!! by Second Try	Nov 3rd, 2008 01:04:42 PM

SPOON! by Orcus	Nov 5th, 2008 11:54:14 AM

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