26th September 2006, 3:02 AM
Well, that's not a background. That's a set. In the article they said that some of the sets have been CG'd in order to make them not only updated but also more in-tune with the rest of the series. A background is like a painting on a curtain you wrap around the set, they basically took the idea of the painting and had it CG'd to add animation and realism. I wonder if they're going to electronically remove Spock's massive eyeshadow.
I forget the name of the episode, though it's one of my favorites, where Kirk is stranded on a planet out of contact with enterprise and on the planet it's just him and a very unhappy alien that looks like a lizard man. Sounds goofey but it's an awesome story. Anyway i'm wondering if lizard man is going to be CG'd as well, I can totally see how it would work with a more dinosaur and less human movement, facial expressions (as opposed to a static mask), etc.
I forget the name of the episode, though it's one of my favorites, where Kirk is stranded on a planet out of contact with enterprise and on the planet it's just him and a very unhappy alien that looks like a lizard man. Sounds goofey but it's an awesome story. Anyway i'm wondering if lizard man is going to be CG'd as well, I can totally see how it would work with a more dinosaur and less human movement, facial expressions (as opposed to a static mask), etc.