8-Perf digital design
Mark McCoy, Owner/ Artist
In 1991, I began working with the entertainment industry in its production of Films and episodic television.
Services rendered have ranged in everything from prop construction to Special Effects, Set Decorating to Art Department Coordination and a little bit of everything else in between. I love what I do!
With the ongoing development of digital technology, my services now include: graphic design, prop, model and set design, design and visualization of home renovations, sub-division mass planning, and building integration into the “Google Earth” 3D application.
If you are in the market for digital elements for your next production, that unique model or prop for your film or collection or leveraging the power of Google Earth for your next project, 8-Perf can help.
Specializing in physical & 3D model construction, and graphic design for your virtual or physical presentation!
Architectural
Study Models
What kind of name is 8-Perf?
The term "8-perf" comes from the early days of motion pictures. Back in the '50s, when 'Cinemascope' was gaining in popularity in Hollywood, one studio, Paramount, held out. While they believed in the superior quality of a wider image, they were not happy with the way it was achieved.
Enter 'Vistavision', or “8-perf” as it came to be known. Paramount engineers modified an existing camera from the '20s so that it exposed 2 frames of film at the same time. The dividing line was removed and you had a single frame of film that was almost twice as wide as before. Conventional cameras of the day had only 4 perforations per frame. By combining two frames into one, and turning the camera sideways, a larger, 8 perforation per frame image was obtained. Bigger image meant better quality.
In the late '70s, special effects houses had re-discovered this old format for doing high quality composites on science fiction films. The higher quality image was perfect for the multiple passes it took in the compositing process to produce a believable image.
Since I am a big movie fan, and this site is all about helping you get the elements (physical and virtual)you need for your project, when it came time to come up with a name, I turned to what I knew & loved.
For more information on Vistavision and the history of Widescreen development, click here.
