tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post5287959856168565406..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: Unconvincing Matte PaintingsDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-23736587594045441812013-10-30T09:52:44.902-07:002013-10-30T09:52:44.902-07:00Interesting you thought that was the worst matte p...Interesting you thought that was the worst matte painting in Empire. I thought it was one of the best, and didn't detect it as fake nor feel like it hurt the story. The first time I saw it I was around 10, and watched it several times right up to my 20s until I learned what matte painting was and then I was floored to find out that the falcon had been painted in the that shot. That dusty sky really adds to the drama and emotion of that scene too in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-71315367787754534132013-08-07T09:35:47.743-07:002013-08-07T09:35:47.743-07:00David -- Thank you for the info. I saw the movie ...David -- Thank you for the info. I saw the movie only once, and that was when it was released the first time. Still, the matte shot used in that segment bothered me enough that the impact remains in my mind.Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-38832198007279235332013-08-06T18:20:30.077-07:002013-08-06T18:20:30.077-07:00The bottom image didn't originally appear in T...The bottom image didn't originally appear in <i>The Empire Strikes Back.</i> It's a computer-generated shot introduced in the "Special Edition" version of the film in the 1990s.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928511392202411002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-26656800644683156602013-06-25T20:32:18.586-07:002013-06-25T20:32:18.586-07:00In a more recent film, the travesty of a Conan fil...In a more recent film, the travesty of a Conan film made a couple years back...that had some very poorly done matte paintings. They were not at all convincing. I am a Robert E. Howard and pulp mag writers fan and the newest Conan movie was horrible all around. On another note, being that Wells was an decently skilled artist/painter himself, he may have had a reason to have the paintings done in such a way for the look and feel of the Kane film, as you have put into question. I suppose that money might have a sizable influence of matte paintings as in years past the artist might have made an hourly wage or have merely been meagerly paid, thus, the artwork might have been sub par...but that is conjecture by one who wouldn't have any reason to know. Thanks for the post. <br /><br /> P.S. I can't recall exactly how "real" the paintings looked in the classic "The Ten Commandments" film but I do know that I was very impressed with them in my youth and always enjoy taking them in when the movie airs around Easter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-43027796821489445272013-06-20T18:20:43.819-07:002013-06-20T18:20:43.819-07:00I sometimes watch boxing on TV, and presumably due...I sometimes watch boxing on TV, and presumably due to the lighting effects the spectators in the audience, beyond the first few rows at ringside, look not-quite-real. Not entirely unlike the matte paintings of the Citizen Kane political convention.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com