Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:06:14 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: "G. Adam Stanislav" <MatrixFan@FilmSFX.com> Cc: Dan Piponi <dpiponi@yahoo.com>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD, The Matrix, Academy Awards Message-ID: <20000329210614.E237@parish> In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20000327122820.00b2f320@mail85.pair.com>; from MatrixFan@FilmSFX.com on Mon, Mar 27, 2000 at 12:28:20PM -0600 References: <20000327152009.11985.qmail@web1302.mail.yahoo.com> <3.0.6.32.20000327122820.00b2f320@mail85.pair.com>
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On Mon, Mar 27, 2000 at 12:28:20PM -0600, G. Adam Stanislav wrote:
> At 07:20 27-03-2000 -0800, Dan Piponi wrote:
> >> As we all know, these were made on a computer
> >running
> >> FreeBSD.
> >
> >Ahhh! Those were the days when you could do visual
> >effects using just *a* computer! :-)
>
> Yes, of course. I did not mean to imply you only used one. :)
>
> > Actualy the
> >rendering was done on a render farm consisting of 32
> >Dell twin proc Pentium II's running FreeBSD alongside
> >a similar number of IRIX machines. Those FreeBSD boxes
> >really saved our asses at the final render crunch!
>
> And what a fine job you did! The Matrix is now my all-time favorite movie.
> Kudos to you.
>
Now that FreeBSD is associated with an Academy Award winner, and Kirk
is so disapproving of the name Chuck (IMHO Beastie has connotations
that those who believe he is a *demon* may see as confirmation), maybe
we should re-name the little fellow Oscar.
<shrug> Oh well, just a thought.
> Do you have a web site where you talk about it? I'd love to visit it. I
> really enjoy the special effects addenda on the video release.
>
> Cheers,
> Adam
>
>
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