150 Max Headroom is an American satirical science fiction television series, set in a futuristic dystopia ruled by an oligarchy of television networks. (media.patriots.win) posted 30 days ago by Bigly-Wrong 30 days ago by Bigly-Wrong +150 / -0 12 comments share 12 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (12) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 2 ▼ – bannedninjabit 2 points 30 days ago +2 / -0 And was CGI permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – MarcusAurelius 2 points 30 days ago +2 / -0 Nope, not CGI. Max headroom was a guy in a mask and plastic suit on a green screen, with some creative editing. The original background was all hand drawn in the early days. But they then did eventually move to CGI for the background. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – bannedninjabit 1 point 30 days ago +1 / -0 Not how they filmed it, but Max Headroom was a virtual tv host. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – MarcusAurelius 2 points 30 days ago +2 / -0 It was fake CGI using special effect. During the 80s, computers didn't have the horsepower to do this kind of CGI graphics, but it was on the horizon. Here is a picture of Max Headroom being filmed. https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8322327/max-headroom-photo-gallery-makeup-design permalink parent save report block reply
And was CGI
Nope, not CGI.
Max headroom was a guy in a mask and plastic suit on a green screen, with some creative editing.
The original background was all hand drawn in the early days. But they then did eventually move to CGI for the background.
Not how they filmed it, but Max Headroom was a virtual tv host.
It was fake CGI using special effect. During the 80s, computers didn't have the horsepower to do this kind of CGI graphics, but it was on the horizon. Here is a picture of Max Headroom being filmed.
https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8322327/max-headroom-photo-gallery-makeup-design