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Is the girl in the ad with the big head real?

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Paul Peters

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Nov 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/24/99
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Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
deformities.

Does anybody have any information on her?

Thanks

jski

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Nov 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/24/99
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I don't believe she is. From what I've heard the advert was directed by
Chris Cunningham who is also responsible for a couple of Aphex Twins videos
("Come To Daddy" and "Windowlicker"). Both of these videos have some
disturbing digital effects as does the Mental Wealth add.
jski


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Coln Punter

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Nov 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/24/99
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Read in a newspaper that it was real, but you can't believe all you read, or
see!

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Kenie

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Nov 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/24/99
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The girls's face has been manipulated for sure
I've seen a picture of her before and after the manipulation of her face
her eyes where put further apart , eyebrows where made pointy , arms where
lengthed and her nose was pointed.

Coln Punter <co...@coln.demon.co.uk> schreef in berichtnieuws
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way your gonna spam me@hahahahaha.ha Toadsky

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Nov 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/24/99
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what ad is it?

this sounds interesting, but I don't know what game your talking about

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josh pickle

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Nov 24, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/24/99
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HEY!!!
quit calling my sister a freak!! (joking) what ad are you guys
talking about? i gotta see what all the hub bub is about.

josh

S.Hong

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Nov 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/25/99
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In article <81hp2v$oi1$1...@porthos.nl.uu.net>, Kenie <duh...@kwik-net.nl>
writes

It's not real m8, I was at the ECTS show two months back, shit my pants the
first time I saw the ad, it was on a 50 inch, after looking at more closer if
was real I think the newspapers would of had front page freak show etc......

RPg Nut

Paul Peters

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Nov 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/25/99
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You can see a movie of the ad at
http://www.playstation-europe.com/ go to the mental wealth section

Post comments please

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Lenny Davis

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Nov 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/25/99
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I just had a look at that girl, I think its real, look at the bone
structure above her eyes, its perfect. or its a really good artist, but
i've seen people like this before

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Seeker

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Nov 25, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/25/99
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Toadsky > wrote in message <81i426$do$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...

>what ad is it?
>
>this sounds interesting, but I don't know what game your talking about
>
>


Well, I think Sony's ads are getting a bit vague, but I think it was an ad
for X-Files... Anyone know for sure?

Fish!

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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In article <01bf376d$529199e0$079134d1@tdrive>, scp...@bcinternet.net
says...


I think Jabba the Hut is real too. Oh and those dinosaurs in Jurassic
park were real, look at THEIR bone structure.

And Santa is real....


--
"Choose Again" - Aenea 'The Rise of Endymion'

Seeker

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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Lenny Davis wrote in message <01bf376d$529199e0$079134d1@tdrive>...

>I just had a look at that girl, I think its real, look at the bone
>structure above her eyes, its perfect. or its a really good artist, but
>i've seen people like this before


On Close Encounters of the Third Kind maybe...

Watch her neck closely during the ad. You'll see at one point, when she
tilts her head to the side, that it doesn't look symmetrical as it should
do.

They've probably done more, but I think all they've done is blue screen her
with her head tilted while she's talking and mirrored it.

They would have done more, obviously, where she turns her head nearing a
profile shot.


Paul Peters

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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I think it's real.
It would be the best quality effects ever seen if it was generated somehow.
Chris Cunningham's Aphex Twins comes nowhere close to this quality, and to
say she's tilted her head is not true. The eyes would be the other way
around if she'd have just tilted her head on a bluescreen.

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Lenny Davis

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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Seeker <see...@ihug.co.nz> wrote in article

Lenny Davis

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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Haven't you guys ever watched 20-20 or Dateline They have freaks on there
all the time.

Lenny Davis

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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Hey fish i didn't know you were a cardioaligist

df...@d-lab.demon.co.uk

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Nov 26, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/26/99
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Guys guys please. The Scottish chick in the video is real but the
video image has been manipulated check the last issue of UK Mac User
Mag they have a before and after picture of her. It is top quality
image manipulation done as only us Brits know how.

Cheers

Obake

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Nov 27, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/27/99
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In article <81m6ga$mh0$1...@news1.cableinet.co.uk>, "Paul Peters" <pet...@cybase.co.uk> wrote:
>I think it's real.
>It would be the best quality effects ever seen if it was generated somehow.
>Chris Cunningham's Aphex Twins comes nowhere close to this quality, and to
>say she's tilted her head is not true. The eyes would be the other way
>around if she'd have just tilted her head on a bluescreen.
>

she's not real. i saw a tv interview with the people who CGI'd her. sorry,
but i can't remember the model/actresses name. i think it was fiona, and the
charactrers name is fifi.

Obake

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No...@webtv.net

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Nov 28, 1999, 3:00:00 AM11/28/99
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I watched "How did they do that?" the other night and yes she is a real
person.No she does not have anything physically wrong with her,it is
just a computer graphic being used to make her look more "alien" like.
They gave her name out.....I wish I could remember it.


Fish!

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Dec 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/1/99
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In article <01bf3834$db88e560$089134d1@tdrive>, scp...@bcinternet.net
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spell it properly before accusing someone of not being one ;-)

Fish!

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Dec 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/1/99
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using equipment, that only the US knows how to make.

Lenny Davis

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Dec 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM12/1/99
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Fish! <fi...@hotfish.com> wrote in article
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> In article <01bf3834$db88e560$089134d1@tdrive>, scp...@bcinternet.net
> says...
> > Hey fish i didn't know you were a cardioaligist
> >
> > >
> > > I think Jabba the Hut is real too. Oh and those dinosaurs in
Jurassic
> > > park were real, look at THEIR bone structure.
> > >
> > > And Santa is real....
> > >
> > >

> > > --
> > > "Choose Again" - Aenea 'The Rise of Endymion'
> > >
> >
>

> spell it properly before accusing someone of not being one ;-)
>
> --

no one said my grammer was perfect. sorry mom, i'll try better next time
for you ;-)
>

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On Wednesday, 24 November 1999 01:00:00 UTC-7, Paul Peters wrote:
> Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
> some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
> think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
> then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
> deformities.
>
> Does anybody have any information on her?
>
> Thanks
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quarta-feira, 24 de Novembro de 1999 às 06:00:00 UTC-2, Paul Peters escreveu:
> Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
> some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
> think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
> then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
> deformities.
>
> Does anybody have any information on her?
>
> Thanks

Fiona Maclaine

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carso...@btinternet.com

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On Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 8:00:00 AM UTC, Paul Peters wrote:
> Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
> some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
> think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
> then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
> deformities.
>
> Does anybody have any information on her?
>
> Thanks

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Search+Results+Images+for+fiona+maclaine&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=WS4IV9WeEonuUOC-ksAN#q=+Images+for+fiona+maclaine

carso...@btinternet.com

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WTF?

30nath...@gmail.com

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Apr 24, 2016, 10:49:24 PM4/24/16
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On Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Paul Peters wrote:
> Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
> some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
> think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
> then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
> deformities.
>
> Does anybody have any information on her?
>
> Thanks

Yes she is real; http://www.director-file.com/cunningham/sony-playstation-mental-wealth/ they just SFXed the living fuck out of her.

Divya.S...@k12.friscoisd.org

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Dec 31, 2016, 5:37:03 PM12/31/16
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On Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-6, Paul Peters wrote:
> Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
> some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
> think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
> then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
> deformities.
>
> Does anybody have any information on her?
>
> Thanks

Nope, it's not real. This video ad by PlayStation was directed by Chris Cunningham, and it stars Fiona Maclaine. They used digital effects to taper her chin and widen her head. Its really weird XD

timh...@gmail.com

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On Wednesday, November 24, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Paul Peters wrote:
> Does anybody know if this girl is real and has a deformity? or if there is
> some sort of digital manipulation happening. My friend and I can't agree, I
> think she's real. If it were possible to produce special effects this good
> then surely Sony wouldnt be allowed to takr the p*ss out of people with real
> deformities.
>
> Does anybody have any information on her?
>
> Thanks

The actresses name is Fiona Maclaine

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