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Filmmakers in 'Noah' Used an iPad to Control a Huge Overhead Lighting and Rain System
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The point is there are a lot of naysayers that the iPad can't do the job and can't do creative things. So pointing out that the job would have got done without the iPad is not relevant.
Well...they still get money... but you still get the gratification of not feeling like you are paying for it.
Everybody wins!
I was thinking more like "downloading" it, but that behavior is not condoned on this site for sure.
I remember when people said that professional photographers would never use digital, because you can tell the difference. And then filmmakers said they would never use digital. I remember when people thought that you'd never watch movies streamed over the internet, because you'd never get a good enough quality.
It's called innovation, and it happens fairly regularly.
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If it could do the job, why on earth wouldn't as pro use it? Ego?
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The iPad isn't getting "credit". It's simply mentioned as one of the tools used.
Be that as it may, the image quality of photographs are still more dependent upon the size of the sensor. For this reason, iDevices will NEVER compete with professional cameras unless they start using gigantic sensors. No amount of tricks will change that. The quality of portable device cameras is significantly increasing, but the sensor size and their inability to draw in more light will continue to be the major gap separating them from professional grade cameras. Most people are pretty happy with the quality of current phone cameras, but they won't be holding a significant place among photography studios/businesses anytime soon. There's only so much that can be done with tiny sensors.
What.....??!!!
Controlling special effects with an iPad is now considered creative? . I see it as a differrent tool . I can tell the GF the next time she channel surfs with the TV remote control she is being creative
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I've had these discussions on here far too often . The other main difference is lenses, digital or film, it's the lenses that make a huge difference. Though it's pointless explaining to prople who have never used a pro camera. In thier world they can for it all with an iToy.
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Do we really need a MR article everytime an iPhone or iPad is used in movie etc. We can slap an "pro" on the end of iPhone and iPad eh
I don't believe this story is true because I've read too many stories here by "experts" that Apple gimped the iPad by scrimping on RAM and therefore it can't run complex apps. </sarc>
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Regarding religious text as a work of fiction is not so uncommon. We do it all the time with other religions. Think, for example, of Marvel turning the Germanic gods into comic book super heroes, or the old adventure movies plundering Greek and Roman mythology for entertainment purposes.
It probably wouldn't be considered offensive to tell, e.g., a Hindu that one is a Christian (which implies disagreement with many Hindu beliefs and myths), so why should it be offensive to tell a Christian that one does not believe the Bible to be the Word of God but rather something conceived and written by man? It's not a personal attack, it's not even an attack on Christianity, it's just the exact same way everyone treats all religious texts and ideas outside of their particular belief's canon.
Still, I do think the makers of "Noah" made it for the US market, which would mean they were eyeing for a primarily Christian audience. So they probably didn't take as many liberties as Stan Lee did with The Mighty Thor, and will most likely do their best to convince everyone that the whole thing is in line with the Bible.
So you are religious but steal? His does that work?
As of the movies concept, the Noah myth has been round way longer than the bible and is in other cultural stories too. Most of the first part of the that book is basically rewritten cultural stories, and the rest is up to you to decide what's true or not.
If you choose to live your life under the doctrine of a corrupt state in the Middle Ages that drew together lots of stories to control the population who killed people for saying the world was round, or that every child is born evil then that's fine for you.
As for the transformers, I have more faith there is a robot planet out there with transforming carbots than any of the bible myths. 6000 years pfffff.
I actually know a religious tech guy that won't buy apple now because Tim cook is openly gay. What a douche.
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I thought the Wired video clip was interesting, mostly because it showed how the lighting and rain rigs were set up. The iPad was almost incidental.
As for the movie: I saw it yesterday, and it was OK, but would have been much better without the Watchers and some of the other effects, which made it seem like any other CGI-rich fantasy film. And I kept waiting for Emma Watson to conjure up a spell whenever things went wrong ("Arkamaximus floatarum!")
As for the movie: I saw it yesterday, and it was OK, but would have been much better without the Watchers and some of the other effects, which made it seem like any other CGI-rich fantasy film. And I kept waiting for Emma Watson to conjure up a spell whenever things went wrong ("Arkamaximus floatarum!")
This is very impressive. I would never have thought that an Ipad is capable of running a program with both a "rain on/off" button and a "lightning on/off" button. The possibilities are endless.
I'm not religious and never stated I was, but I AM an advocate of not bashing the beliefs of others as long as their beliefs are not putting other people in harm's way.
I also find that preposterous. His loss.
Be that as it may, all it does is incite arguments. Considering the lack of effort in that post, it was clearly meant to troll... which is against the forum rules anyway. I get what you're saying, but the subject matter is a little more sensitive to people than a comic book... and even though some people take comic books quite seriously... it is a different matter entirely. I just don't see the point in empty arguments that are only started to provoke frustration. I prefer intelligent conversation, which is what we're doing here. You're actually expressing thoughts in a calm and collected manner without the sole intention of pissing others off.
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And many I'm sure that aren't "openly" gay.
Back to the topic at hand, I'm very excited to see the iPad (and tablets in general) being used for big production work like this... even if it's just being used to cause a big mess.
Fair enough. I'm the opposite. I genuinely think there is something wrong with someone who 'believes' without question and it's reprehensible that there are churches that teach children complete lies about evolution. It's breeding idiots.
As for harms way..,Well that's the point isn't it EVERY single religion
Is responsible for millions of death and a great number of wars.
One of my guests walked out of my theater last night upset because the movie "didn't stick to historical facts" regarding the biblical story of Noah.
I didn't know a work of fiction could be factual.
I didn't know a work of fiction could be factual.
There are plenty of people doing good things in the name of religion. There will always be bad things and bad people. That's human nature. I don't group people together, regardless of their beliefs.
I'm not sure anyone's making a big deal out of it, but the interesting thing is that despite what you say right here, and the similar things people have been saying for years, they didn't use a laptop with Windows XP. They didn't consider hardwiring to be advantageous, nor keyboards, nor trackpads, nor a whole desktop OS with MS Office or Visual Studio. With almost unlimited resources to choose from, they picked an iPad. That says almost nothing about iPads, but says a little bit about what YOU think is more appropriate equipment for a film set and how correct you are about it.
My point is that one thing history has shown us is that you should never say never when it comes to technology because it's impossible to predict what technological leaps or discoveries will be made. You can certainly say that, with the current technology, iDevices won't be major tools for professional photographers, but current technology never lasts long.