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[edit] Summary

This is a cropped screen shot from the DVD version of John Carpenter's "Escape From New York". It shows the "wire frame" image generated by the glider's approach computer. At the time of production, computer effect were prohibitively expensive, so a physical model was painted black and outlined using reflective tape. The model was then filmed using a black light.

[edit] Fair Use rationale for Escape from New York

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The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic.
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[edit] Licensing

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on the film and its contents
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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current	21:37, 27 August 2006	550×338 (37 KB)	SineWave (Talk \| contribs)	(This is a cropped screen shot from the DVD version of John Carpenter's "Escape From New York". It shows the "wire frame" image generated by the glider's approach computer. At the time of production, computer effect were prohibitively expensive, so a physi)