Capability Quote by Douglas Trumbull

“Clearly, if wed had the kind of computer graphics capability then that we have now, the Star Gate sequence would be much more complex than flat planes of light and color.”

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It was the point where things became much more abstract and less literal than in the bulk of the film, which was hardcore rockets…

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IBM was the original contractor for much of the computer interface design on the film.

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I think miniatures are still superior to a lot of computer graphics.

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We're not that far from being able to plant images, memories, and emotional states directly into the brain.

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My first job on 2001 was to make all of the HAL readouts: the 16 screens that surround HAL's eyes.

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I learned a lot on '2001.'

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The technology of the time dictated the way things looked.

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I like the unknown. That's what Terry Malick has always really liked. He's always looking for the unexpected.

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It's not appropriate to a love story, or - there are a million stories you could think of that don't need 3D. A lot…

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I visited a scientist who had a helmet with magnetic fields controlled by computer sequences that could profoundly affect your mood and your perceptions.

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If you want people to come to theaters, you better do something different.

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There was every reason to honestly say that 3D was a gimmick. And it's largely true. And it's largely pretty bad. When you put…

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We've learned that we've allowed technological capabilities to dictate policies and practices, rather than ensuring that our laws and values guide our technological capabilities.

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I'm just confident in myself and my capability to be able to play this position.

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Primarily affecting low-information voters and members of the mainstream media, Obama Worship Syndrome attributes impossible capabilities to Obama's political opponents, finds excuses for every…

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