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The Stranger Things intro scene is CGI. Artists were consulted who originally created similar titles in the 80s with practical effects to see how they could do
by xattt 2y ago
The Stranger Things intro scene is CGI. Artists were consulted who originally created similar titles in the 80s with practical effects to see how they could do it too. The old-school artists said to just do it in CGI because that’s what they would have done.
- bombcar 2y agoPeople don’t hate CGI - they hate bad CGI. It’s hard to explain, but you know it when you see it. Bad practical effects do exist, but even when bad they don’t look “unnatural”.
- jcl 2y agoI recall Amazon’s Lord of the Rings title sequence [1] received some criticism for looking fake, even though they filmed it practically [2]. I’d guess it was due to folks assuming title sequences are CGI, combined with the fact that few people really know what poured liquid metal is supposed to look like. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV-dDyYgwkc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV-dDyYgwkc [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZEpWvQFXqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZEpWvQFXqQ
- bombcar 2y agoThere's a similar problem with gunshots and explosions - we want what movies have given us which is not what they actually act/sound like - so much so that live recordings of actual gunfire/explosions is often deemed "fake".
- ska 2y agoThis is also the American/bald eagle problem. When people hear their actual cries, they’re often confused.
- bombcar 2y agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ2uMauyBow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ2uMauyBow vs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8SdqOT_no0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8SdqOT_no0
- ramses0 2y agoSpeaking of "Bad CGI", the making of the HBO Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS6ZXBrcng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agS6ZXBrcng