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> The same thing about movies, especially when they rely on CGI - CGI does not age well at all - stuff that was considered great even 10 years ago is a joke whe
by rpgmaker 11y ago
> The same thing about movies, especially when they rely on CGI - CGI does not age well at all - stuff that was considered great even 10 years ago is a joke when watching now.
I have noticed that people don't care for CGI that much anymore. We see so much of it that we have become inured to it while it used to be a movie "feature". So inured that most of the CGI is actually pretty mediocre but people don't seem to care. It has made me appreciate the old (and more "mechanical") special effects much more.
- agumonkey 11y agoWhat I appreciate about the old were from constraints imposed by the lack of CGI. Effects costed a lot and were used only when the ROI was huge. People used a patchwork of techniques to convey the idea. Famously, lots of Terminator 2 shots weren't CGI but giant puppet that looked like humanoid shredded metal. The other part is 'live set'. Nowadays cameras are removed from the action, and are often on a plane, not moving through, near, close to actors. The first minute of Alien is telling, it walks through the ship, the steam, the wires. I felt more immersed than in Avatar with 3D glasses. Actors were framed closer, and felt a bit more connected too.
- rpgmaker 11y agoAlien is a perfect example of this. I watched it again recently and I was surprised at how well the special effects have aged.