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gammija · 2 years

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i think the reason a lot of people find practical fx charming, even when they're obviously fake, while finding aged cgi just bad

is that it's a lot easier to have an idea of how much work went into the practical fx even if you don't have experience with it. while for cgi it's just "??? press a button... alien come out?"

so instead of seeing the effort and work that went into making older cgi, you just see that it looks wrong, and thats that

#did you know that for the earliest 3d computer models #the software was able to calculate the image.... but it wasnt able to calculate an image in real time of course #so what they did. is they sculpted the model they wanted to have #drew a wireframe on it irl. calculated the coordinates of every point in space #and entered those coordinates manually into the computer #that's way in the early days of course but since its physical instead of clacking on a keyboard i think its illustrates the effort that #goes into these things even if the outcome is just a smooth one-color teapot #also yes cgi isnt unionized but additionally cgi is v easily shipped overseas to cheap labor while practical fx by their nature have to be #done on site #the movie studio will outsource cgi to a cgi studio; but they might in turn outsource parts to another cheaper cgi studio #iirc the jobs are offered to the lowest bidder so its a race to the bottom as to which studio can get away with the cheapest effects #and the most exploited workers #before going bankrupt 👍#all of which is to say... old cgi is charming too #i cant find out if im right on the following because ''MIB cgi' only gives ads for the recent reboot but id put money on it #that part of the reason the villain is a big chitonous bug is that hard unmoving shiny parts #looked the most lifelike in cgi. also why that chase jumps from day to night. its not just more dramatic its easier #cause youve got control over the lights direction and can use the shadows to hide imperfections #as just an example of some of the considerations that go into cgi #joos yaps

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