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George Lucas before CGI. (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/star_wars

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The death star trench run briefing was one of the first computer generated sequences in a movie.

But as for CGI good or CGI bad, you don't notice the good CGI. But models are definitely more fun to look at behind the scenes.

Relevant no CGI is just invisible cgi https://youtu.be/7ttG90raCNo

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Damn I've been watching this all morning. Really interesting watch. The main takeaway is that the "practical vs CGI" debate is entirely fabricated by the media, but doesn't exist in the film industry. Though it seems likely that studios have something like Non-disclosure Agreements with actors and directors where they have to talk around it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The public have no idea what CGI even means. Technically something like The Volume is CGI, but most people would look at it and think they are seeing practical effects, because, in a very real sense, they are seeing a practical effect, a practical effect that's also CGI.

The fact that an effect can be both, undermines the whole definition the public have in their minds.