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General Chat => Dragon's Lair / Space Ace => Topic started by: JamesGruder on January 02, 2012, 09:12:01 AM

Title: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: JamesGruder on January 02, 2012, 09:12:01 AM: Hi fellow DL fans. I have a question someone might know the answer to. There are a few pictures available on the net with Princess Daphne and Dirk where Daphne isn't wearing a cape. Are these pictures from incomplete animation cel's or something? Or are they fan art? I've had these images in my collection for a while but I never noticed the missing cape before. I watched through both DL I and II on YouTube and I couldn't find Daphne anywhere without a cape. Here are two examples:

http://www.gamefreaks.co.nz/2010/07/31/dragons-lair-trilogy-announced-for-wii/
http://www.hookedgamers.com/features/2010/11/09/9_most_sexualized_female_characters_ever.html

TIA!
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: DarthNuno on January 02, 2012, 10:28:43 PM: Hello and welcome to DFL' 8)

I've never paid attention about that detail, but you're right, there's two different versions :o :arrow:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/Daphne_cape.jpg)

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/Daphne_without_cape)

The original version is of course the one with the cape, but where this second version is coming from? I checked the special edition, and other version randomly (Cdi) but it's the original footage. I don't have the Wii version, so maybe it's taken from that version? Interesting question... hope someone here will have the answer ::) I continue to search too 8)
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: FINNY(uk) on January 02, 2012, 11:57:38 PM: The Voice of Daphne is Vera Lanpher, her ex Husband worked on DL Doing the Effects, Daphne's Gown/Cape is part of the effects, which are shown only in the game, The image is a still Photo/Cel so it would not have the effects!!

-Finny
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: brian on January 04, 2012, 03:32:25 AM: Finny is correct. It is effects.

If you look at my collection

https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=250.0

You will see my Daphne cel

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/collectors/brian/CIMG0010.jpg)

The covering is done with blackout:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/collectors/brian/CIMG0009.jpg)

The sparkles were done with this:

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/collectors/brian/CIMG0011.jpg)

Hope that sheds some light on how they did things.
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: DarthNuno on January 04, 2012, 09:47:32 AM: Thanks for the explanations guys.
I always thought that the different versions of the game were taken from the original footage THAT includes sparkles/cape.
But obviously a video was done without them for the ending sequence at last? An other example from the second link :

(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/forforum2/dragonslair_cape3.jpg)
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: brian on January 04, 2012, 03:38:26 PM: Those are probably still shots/Promo shots or just plain cel shots.

The cape, as you can see, was done with blackout (like green screen) and in DL2 it was done with a blue cel instead of black (I think in DL2 at least some part of the effect was done by computer and not by hand).

From what I have heard, but I could be wrong, the cape and sparkle effects were filmed separately and then overlaid on the original footage.
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: Q*ris on January 04, 2012, 03:46:08 PM: Very interesting, thanks for sharing guys!
Title: Re: Where did this picture of Daphne and Dirk come from?
Post by: JamesGruder on January 10, 2012, 01:54:53 AM: Thank you guys for answering my question! It all makes sense now.