tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post911157102403823044..comments2024-03-26T20:31:26.349-04:00Comments on Simon St. Laurent, Squibber: The Ontario Science Centre at 50 - Fabulous WorldSimon St. Laurenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-85150266514800566842019-10-02T12:52:27.900-04:002019-10-02T12:52:27.900-04:00Jon: That's often true. Also, "We'll ...Jon: That's often true. Also, "We'll all travel to work in our flying cars."<br /><br />Francois: You are most welcome! Thanks for the informative notes! It sounds like there were some very creative times at the NFB.Simon St. Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948457860768548876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-31953288461376968532019-09-29T17:08:20.545-04:002019-09-29T17:08:20.545-04:00Lots of good memories of that place. Of course wha...Lots of good memories of that place. Of course what we thought of as 'high tech' in those days has changed... Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794220046633386130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805660467400179742.post-2002934756227639392019-09-29T12:50:54.756-04:002019-09-29T12:50:54.756-04:00Not exactly. But you remember quite well, though. ...Not exactly. But you remember quite well, though. It was the son-in-law of Karel Zeman that I met. Where where labouring studios at the NFB but I didn't actually worked for him. I was working with Ishulutaq Patel, from the same English Animation Studio. Zeman's son-in-law worked on all the very eccentric visual effects fantasy that their studio produced. They would shoot bi-pack loaded cameras on live action scenes to create in-camera live composites. Quite awesomely advanced stuff. I did the same on animation stands and 4 head optical prints. We talked a lot, changed ideas, but not really did anything together. After working 7 years on a film based on Native legends, the NFB cancelled his film before it was even finished. His executive producer had the brilliant (not so much) idea to show the unfinished film to natives that immediately screamed at "appropriation" and so this was the end of the project. He was so closed to be done, they should have just finished it, show it, get the bad reactions from the First Nations, then pull it out months later. At least the film would have had a chance and an audience for a short time. <br /><br />Thanks for the blog.<br /><br />Francois<br /><br />Francoishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704511696183203521noreply@blogger.com