1970s virtual set tech put actors inside miniature sets in real time — Cosmos used it
dreamwieber · x · 2026-09-29
A bit of tech history: in the late 1970s a virtual set technology existed that could composite actors inside miniature sets in real time. Carl Sagan's COSMOS was one of the productions that took full advantage of it.
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