Compositing Stephen Colbert ... Now on National TV

[sysrpl]

http://www.codebot.org/colbert/screens/17.jpg (http://www.codebot.org/colbert/)

A week or so ago I posted on this forum (http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55462) a challenge enticing artists to composite together creative video of Stephen Colbert using some green screen footage (http://www.codebot.org/colbert/).

Well Stephen Colbert picked up on the challenge and featured it on his TV show. Now the leader of the votes is using some impressive cgi animation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Mkm3QtwgE). I use lightwave, and really want to see it represent. Can any of you top that?

Watch the TV coverage here (http://www.codebot.org/colbert/)

[Tzan]

Yeah thanks for posting that here.
I just dont do video work, I wish I did now :)

[hunter]

I'm working on it, I'm not sure I'm going to go full cgi on it though.

[sysrpl]

Wow, this story was just picked up by the Associate Press and is on the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-TV-Viral-Colbert.html

Here is the original thread (from google cache) I made at colbertnation.com that started the challenge:

http://www.colbertnation.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=2842 (http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:iDRrk_eZnoAJ:www.colbertnation.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php%253Ft%253D2964%2526sid%253Dfc35db90d c46672cfda75ad254f0bd4f+sysrpl+site:colbertnation. com&hl=en&lr=&strip=1)

[JVitale]

It's also on MSNC.com as well....and in the Technology and Science section to boot

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14504418/

[Rich]

I think you better re-check the second link that is labeled green screen footage, it does not seem to go where it did originally. I was at work trying to show someone and boy was I shocked. :goodluck:

[Jim_C]

Oooofffff WOW!!!

That is an evil evil site. Full of mal/bad/nasty/satan ware.

resist the urge to click the link and if you do have firewall and antivirus on.

[Rich]

Yeah and I know on Monday I am going to hear it from my IT people if I somehow caused a virus. :help:

[Rich]

Wow I just noticed on the MSNBC article that they have the same link to the hacked site. A ton of people are going to be in for a shock. :eek: