Sunday, March 26, 2017

Do you have the skills to drive for the President?



First, the video is all CG - nothing you see is real.  Second, is it not a bit concerning how realistic this is?  How much better at this will the technology be in, say, five or ten years?

Hat Tip: Maggie's Farm

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  1. Look at the last 6 seconds. The smoke from the tires looks fake, artificially added. I think this was doctored, though I suspect the driving was legit.

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    1. It's all computer generated. Every bit of it. Just amazing work. Plus, I can only imagine what kind of monster engine it would take to make a big, heavy lumbering Cadillac like that perform in that way in real life.

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  2. What I look forward to is Actors and Hollywood being unnecessary.

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    1. They already are, aren't they? Last night I watched "Death Takes a Holiday" from 1934 and was mesmerized. Excellent movie with great acting and a good story.

      Not that long ago I gave up on the last installment of the "Die Hard" series, where everything was CGI. It's too hard to suspend my disbelief when a hovering jet shoots down a freeway overpass, and Bruce Willis jumps onto the jet's wing... no, sorry; not believable, even though I do like Bruce Willis.

      Far too many films these days with lousy stories, terrible "acting" (though it is hard to act, when you aren't seeing anything but a green screen,) and a plot that most 5-year-olds would see through. Not to mention the lack of any moral-to-the-story except that sex & violence are fun (see the "Kick-Ass" movies for a good example.)

      I 'cut the cable' long ago, and haven't regretted it for a moment.

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    2. Not unnecessary enough. Not yet.

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  3. The windows are made out of transparent aluminum.

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