Stuart McCammon

To answer the original question, while I don't have a clue how they did the original hologram, the difference in brightness between the hologram and the background may give a clue. I'm thinking green screen for the hologram image and then a composite in post, which would indeed be expensive and a pain. You are feeling sleepy, sleeepy . . . take a computer class, taake a computer claaasss . . .

I have to vote for glass on this one. if you shoot the "ghost" as a reflection in glass (could be easily done in a stage or garage), then you can composite it without applying an effect, having the actor stop, etc. - it will also allow you to quickly get your location shot and eliminate the hassle of lighting and relighting to match the changes in sunlight through a sliding glass door, which would probably be the biggest single headache of this shot if done differently.

Congrats Richard)

Right you are, Michael - I claim senior moment - actually what got me going is another clip that also begs for a guy in a rubber suit and I guess I was still thinking CGI when I posted the shark - here is the other clip: http://www.guzer.com/videos/lame_cgi.php

This clip is a great answer to the statement, "We'll just do it in CGI" http://www.guzer.com/videos/funny_cgi_shark.php

Dear Lindsay, To better understand Haskell Wexler's reknown you might try the following: take your HVX-200 out in the hills with a friend, and recreate the opening sequence from "Cuckoo" (just the landscapes and the car driving through the hills), then come back here and post your footage - Best wishes,

For those tough craft service rigs: http://www.solocup.com/soloconsumer/images...0Blue1C9EB4.jpg

Ishtar - mostly for the funniest rendition ever of "Little Darlin'" - of course who can forget Aliens, simply the most exciting edge-of-your-seat rollercoaster of a film since Terminator, and followed up by Abyss - in any sport they would call that a streak, wtg James Cameron

CGI

Lots of shoots don't worry about the line and just take it out in post - might be more important for the line to be the same color as your bike than the background)

I just thought that, compared to a potentially large investment in time waiting for the right sky, the expense of a tank (not necessarily 100-gal.), hot and cold water and some paint sounded cheap, and certainly much more controllable than Mother Nature)

Two words: cloud tank The cheap, always-predictable, easily redoable solution)

Expect him to tell you something based on an inside joke only he and his best friend the costume designer understands, then watch as they both shift into open derision when you don't get it. Solution? Nod furiously.

What a loss - many regards to his family - the world has lost a great and sublime artist

Alan Smithee would seem to be a much more appropriate name)