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wayfinder · Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 7:07 am

hey, those guys who've made mattes for actual productions - did you hide easter eggs in them?

like your name somewhere in the dirt, or a duck shaped bush, or whatever..

just wondering..

henrik · Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 7:21 am

Interesting question. My home town in Sweden has their own logo, it's a boat with flags and stuff. I painted a building with graffitti on it, and also I put a faded version of the logo on the wall (looks like graffitti). I don't think you'll notice it unless you know what to look for.

EDIT: spelling. As usual.

[ April 07, 2002: Message edited by: henrik ]

Loki · Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 10:40 am

hey wayfinder - yes sometimes I do put in some easter eggs, but quite often they're so small that I don't see them myself in the final shot. Usually I put stupid stuff on billboards, etc. ...
Sometimes I write 'Loki' in cloud formations. Did that on a cingular spot I recently worked on - maybe some of you caught it on tv - I haven't even once, haha.
It's a pullout from an airport into space ...
And when we leave earth, the low orbit view of the clouds contain my name somewhere in there ...
But nothing special - I usually have to cencentrate to get the job done nicely before I become silly - sometimes I do though

Dr. Bang · Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2002 11:48 pm

Yes, on the Final Fantasy DVD, they show you some funny easter egg, quite funny.

strata · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 1:01 am

Henrik, what job did you end up getting anyways?

henrik · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 5:24 am

Strata> I'm freelancing in the London/Soho area. Currently at The Mill. http://www.millfilm.co.uk

The previous job with the logo was before Mill though.

strata · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 5:29 am

whoa... you moved from Nacka to London after you posted your job searching thread? How come you're freelancing then?
And how could you afford to go without work in london? Damned sterling

strata · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 5:31 am

whoa, you did the bmw comercial? That's like the most beautiful thing I've ever seen...

henrik · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 5:38 am

Strata> Drop me an email if you want very specific answers and I'll let you know. (Don't want to talk about it here).
I didn't get the job from posting in the Sijun forum.

But basically, what I did was this; http://henrik.cgcommunity.com/about.htm

No, I didn't work on that. But I promise you'll see some really cool stuff this fall/next year.

EDIT: Hey, no spelling errors! Wohoo! Mail me at [email protected]

[ April 08, 2002: Message edited by: henrik ]

strata · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 6:06 am

heh, sorry, I meant you guys did the bmw comercial...

dropped you a line...

henrik · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2002 6:17 am

Yeah I realized that just after I sent the message.

Mailed you back. Hey, we've got our own thread Strata. Not bad.

wayfinder · Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2002 12:29 pm

i'm sorry, because we're not supposed to make fun of names, but:

383 92 M�nster�s
Sweden

made me \o/

strata · Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 12:36 am

our swedish postal codes impress you? =D

it's like when we convinced a friend that we were going on vacation in switzerland, and she then wanted the address, so we told her straussg�ngen 3 (straussway in swedish) and she fell for it... she'd sent mail there and everything... oh well

henrik · Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 1:32 am

Wayfinder> What do you mean? I don't get it...

M�nster�s? I can see how Monsteras is funny though

strata · Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:18 am

Henrik: still haven't put in the swedish charset? =)

henrik · Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 2:40 am

Strata> I got too used to the english layout, couldn't manage to switch back again.

So I'm stuck with it till I move back to Sweden. (Yeah like that would happen).

[ April 11, 2002: Message edited by: henrik ]

Loki · Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2002 10:29 am

Random musings, anyone?

Socar MYLES · Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2002 7:07 pm

Well, it wasn't in a matte painting, but I DID write "Jag �r BANANEN!" (I am the banana) in very tiny letters in an illustration for...

...actually, I'm not going to mention who it was for, in case the art director finds out and gets mad. But it's out there. The banana is out there.

silber · Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2002 11:48 pm

congrats henrik!
browsed the site of your employe and my jaw is still lying on the floor somewhere....

I would also be interested in the story
so if you don't mind drop me a mail
[email protected]

random musings?....nah..

oh and also congrats to you loki
-now you have the changes to smuggle some easter eggs in LOTR2...

strata · Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2002 1:37 am

oh my god, how much wouldn't it rock if you wrote in scribbly red letters: Loki was here!on mount doom... tee hee