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> A lot of great sci-fi is marred by cheap effects that look incredibly dated only a decade later. I, for one, enjoy low-budget scifi very much. Crappy CGI has
by voytec 4y ago
> A lot of great sci-fi is marred by cheap effects that look incredibly dated only a decade later.
I, for one, enjoy low-budget scifi very much. Crappy CGI has it's charm but CGI aside, I have the feeling that actors in lower-budget shows were more involved than those in shows written to be ratings winners.
It's kind of like with websites created with passion and websites created for SEO.
- snozolli 4y agoA lower-budget production, particularly by an independent studio, will also have far less interference from "producers" who try to justify their salary by giving notes. Gattaca is from '97, which was right in the middle of a golden era for movies. Independent films took off and even big studios were affected by the shift. With regards to GP's comment about bad effects, look at the cult classic Event Horizon from the same year. It still holds up in a lot of ways, but there's one laughably bad element: horrible CGI water droplet effects. It was a hot new effect and they shoved it into way too many shots.
- canucker2016 4y agoYou don't know how good you have it until you see really bad stuff. Take the animated TV series Space Angel ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Angel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Angel ), which evidently used the patented-at-the-time Syncro-Vox ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchro-Vox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchro-Vox ) to display moving lips on the animated characters. It makes Hanna-Barbera cartoons look like Disney-quality works in comparison. The lips made me cringe back when I was a kid watching reruns of the show. YouTube has episodes of the show.
- jacquesm 4y agoIf you haven't seen it yet: Primer.
- BLKNSLVR 4y agoGreat movie, needs a re-watch or three...
- jacquesm 4y agoYes, no kidding on that front, the first time you see it is likely going to leave you with more questions than answers.
- voytec 4y agoI haven't. Not available on Prime Video in my location nor on Blu-Ray but I'll try to find it elsewhere. Thanks.