HBO Intro - Behind the Scenes
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1.3M views · 19 years ago · documentary · evergreen
A 1983 behind-the-scenes film about making the HBO 'Feature Presentation' starship logo sequence. It shows the handcrafted miniature city, motion-control cameras and practical effects.
HN recommends it as a look at pre-CGI effects work that looks like CGI but was entirely physical.
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6 comments from Hacker News
The original HBO "Feature Presentation" intro was shot with minatures and similar sorts of effects, all before digital/CGI existed or was feasible. There's a documentary about it on YouTube ▶ this video
Or this: ▶ this video (SD unfortunately but then it is old - impressive amount of model building to achieve something that would be a CGI nobrainer today)
Please don't tell me the handcrafted miniature city and practical effects used in the 1983 HBO intro was all a lie too... ▶ this video
Reminds me of the making of a pre-CGI HBO intro -- looks CGI but is entirely physical models, motion controlled cameras, and clever compositing: ▶ this video
I am reminded of the epic HBO "Feature Presentation" intro (insofar as it was physically constructed): ▶ this video
I loved that intro when I was growing up! There's a documentary about how they made it that can be found on Youtube: ▶ this video