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JANUARY 21, 2004 at 3:44 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: The San Diego Channel via Wizard News
Henrik Wann Jensen
, a University of California, San Diego professor, will accept a technical achievement award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Feb. 14.
Jensen and two others were responsible for technology that helped make the lighting on Dobby's face look more convincing in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. They will be honored for realistically digitizing the effects of light below translucent surfaces like skin.
Before their breakthrough, computer graphics produced images of human faces that appeared too hard.
"That is why the early successes in digital animation, such as Jurassic Park and Toy Story, featured primarily non-human characters," Jensen said.
Recent movies, such as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Terminator 3 have been able to use digital images with Jensen's technology to create realistic-looking skin.
The team's technology will also be used in the next generation of videogame consoles in 2006.
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Points: 6760
Zarry Sotter says:
Hey that's cool! Someone from Cali working on HP! I though only Brits were allowed? 1st to post?
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 3:54 PM EST
Seer
Points: 15207
Brittany Radcliffe says:
Dobby was great in the movie. i expected this ugly lil green thing but no he was well created. what would hollywood do with CG (computer graphics)??!! we would be lost and we would have lil hand made pupets being Dobby, Gollum, the fish in the Cat in the Hat. so yays for this person.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:01 PM EST
Witch
Points: 926
godrick_gal says:
It's amazing all the stuff you can do to create something like this. Very well done!!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:02 PM EST
Squib
Points: 151
AquaLiss says:
THanks to the movies Dobby is one of my favorite Harry Potter Characters. They really did him great. An award should be given out for that, it was so amazing. I'm glad there is one.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:09 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2034
Professor Snape says:
Thats cool that their winning an award for that. i didn't think there was an award for things like that. and yes i'm also surprised that its an american and not a brit that came up with that. i figured that the crew would also be predominately english.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:17 PM EST
Keeper of Harry's Fate
Points: 9045
TheOneWhoMustBeNamed says:
Very impressive. It is amazing how far special effects have come. It will be interesting to see what goes next. Each movie seems to get more and more sophisticated.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:25 PM EST
Student
Points: 231
HP fan says:
Awesome!! I live in San Diego and know about UCSD, and it's cool to know someone from where I live worked on HP :)
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:26 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 308
davie7117 says:
That is a cool reward to be given specially for something like DOBBY... I love dobby I think he is so cute..
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:32 PM EST
Animagus
Points: 19544
Sirius-Ella says:
That's great!
HE did do a good job!
I'm glad he got summat!
-sirius-ella-
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 4:59 PM EST
Werewolf
(Moderator)
Points: 5479
MoonyDawn says:
I'm really happy that they won!! They did such a great job on Dobby!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 5:24 PM EST
Points: 790
M. Sebastian says:
I believe they are getting the award for the lighting process used in creating not just Dobby but any computer generated images which use the process. So the award is not specifically for Dobby but for the process. Well done anyhow. I wonder if something similar was used in making Gollum so realistic.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 5:53 PM EST
Half-Blood Prince
(Moderator)
Points: 945
Professor Scoots says:
Dobby was very life like and I am glad to see that the artists responsible are being recognized for their hard work! They did such a great job with him, I am curious to see how they do with Winky and some of the other special effects in upcoming movies (POA and GOF).
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 5:54 PM EST
Points: 7828
Rococoed says:
Since Dobby was one of the most realistic CGI in history, I find it advisable that the person behind the work be accredited. He did a great job on Dobby, and I hope he is also responsible for Winky, Kreacher, and all the other house-elves in Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 6:23 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1126
holtasaurus says:
I thought only people from UK could work on Harry Potter stuff? Ohh thats good for us!!! We might have a better chance
Keep Belivin Yall!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 6:38 PM EST
Head House Elf
Points: 2756
Dobby says:
Ofcourse my skin won, I always take good care of it! What do yall mean, animated? You mean, I'm not real? Just made on a computer? Is that why I'm always online? *goes to a corner and sobs* Well, if i'm not real, how am i sitting in this chair? It must be a muggle cover up to say that there is no such thing as magic! Whats next, there's no such thing as Harry Potter? *giggles at the thought* You silly muggles.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 6:43 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 62
Rose_Miller says:
That is totally cool! Bravo! *claps* ...Harry Potter, 'paving the way'.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 6:49 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 308
duckumu says:
I don't think the guy actually worked on the Harry Potter movies, rather, the algorithm that he developed to create realistic sub surface scattering was used on the characters. The same algorithm has been used in other movies, for example, in a scene in Shrek there is a glass of milk, and that milk was shaded with this algorithm to make it very realistic (in the CG community this was a very big deal a few years ago, and there were many articles on this glass of milk)
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 6:54 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1068
Penumbra says:
Good for them! Dobby is an amazing character and it has been portrayed to perfection.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 7:38 PM EST
Chief Brain Washer
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Chogiiiirl says:
Well, I never really sat around and thought about Dobby's "skin", but now that you mention it, it does look very realistic. It's so cool what people can do with compter animation, graphics and such. I wish I could do that kind of stuff. Maybe when I grow up! :?)
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 7:48 PM EST
Heir of Slytherin
Points: 5499
Spazzingduck says:
Dobby was pretty cool. He DOES look pretty realistic now that I think about it. I kinda expected his skin to look a little less reptile-ish, though.
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 7:59 PM EST
Marauder
Points: 3954
jade says:
Well thats really good!!!! I loved Dobby and they made him really good, so they deserve it plus JK Rowling was thrilled with him :)
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 9:34 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2391
HPN4eveRon says:
YEA!!! My home state of California!!! Woo! Go dude! San Diego, even better!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 9:38 PM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20891
feltonluver says:
That's awesome! I can't believe people are so creative and smart to make up these kinds of things! Dobby looks so awesome in the movie!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 10:56 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 559
mr. peloponnese says:
Hey,Prof. Jensen! Job well done! i salute you sir!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 11:08 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1092
quidditch_queen says:
Awesome! More awards! I think Dobby it's great. He is SO well done!
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 11:15 PM EST
Student
Points: 254
potter says:
That's so cool.
Dobby was great in HP2, it's good to see that the people who worked in the movie, receive prizes. They do great job. :)
Posted Jan 21, 2004 at 11:27 PM EST
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