Monday, June 02, 2008

The look of tragedy


One of the weird things about 9/11 was how movie-like the event looked, a fact that has probably contributed to many conspiracy theories. Here's a photo of a car running into the midst of a bicycle race in Mexico recently. It, too has that fake, movie-like look with people flying into the air. The driver was allegedly drunk and sadly one person died. Question: would this make a good reference for a visual effect? If we believe in the "ragged edge" idea, the answer might be no. Films need to look realer than real and therefore, less like our 'mind's eye' view of a crash.

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