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'Cats' gets day-one patch in theaters
- heinrichf 7y agoAnalysis from a VFX supervisor: https://www.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/ee7m0t/cats_from_a_vfx_perspective/ https://www.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/ee7m0t/cats_from_a_vfx... Original Hollywood reporter article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-notifies-theaters-cats-is-being-updated-improved-visual-effects-1264689 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-notifies-th...
- jfengel 7y agoThe reddit post uses the word "shop" a few times in a way I'm not familiar with. Specifically, "all over the shop" apparently meaning "not appearing consistent with the rest of the scene". Does "shop" have a technical meaning here?
- Doxin 7y agoIt's synonymous with "place" in that use case.
- djohnston 7y agoYou know behind this was a VFX team saying they couldn't hit the deadline with given constraints, and a manager who didn't listen
- downerending 7y agoPerhaps ironically, my kids called around to find a theater that didn't have the patch yet. Apparently their only interest in this stinker was seeing the goofs...
- anonymfus 7y agoNewer thread with more comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21864259 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21864259
- Jean-Philipe 7y agoI wonder why they went the VFX route at all. Why not just have the dancers wear costumes and makeup?