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I wish studios would share these behind-the-curtain versions more often, but I suppose that would go against their apparent belief that CGI is a dirty word that
by jsheard 2y ago
I wish studios would share these behind-the-curtain versions more often, but I suppose that would go against their apparent belief that CGI is a dirty word that can never be acknowledged even if that means outright lying about how much they used. The last Planet of the Apes movie did go there though, the 4K Bluray includes a "raw cut" of the entire movie which shows exactly what the camera saw.
- nailer 2y agoOh, I’m surprised you wrote that. I follow a lot of VFX accounts and they are constantly posting their work, not full versions of films but enough to show how scenes were built.
- jsheard 2y agoTypically the way it goes is that the studio underplays how much CGI they used during the marketing campaign, while the VFX vendors are forced to bite their tongues, and then 6 months after the movie debuts their NDA expires and they finally get to show how much CGI there really was. This series is a great watch on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttG90raCNo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttG90raCNo In the later parts there's some really egregious examples where promotional behind-the-scenes footage was actually doctored to key out the green screens or present composited shots as if they were done in-camera.
- j_bum 2y agoAgreed. You may already know them, but the “Corridor Crew” channel on YouTube has a great “VFX Artists React” series where they do deep dives into vfx scenes and the behind the scenes. They often have industry pros come in and share scenes from their work. Great channel and series! Example vid: https://youtu.be/fIVUZkIvx6Q?si=pQaXhXKEWZXGXuQ0 https://youtu.be/fIVUZkIvx6Q?si=pQaXhXKEWZXGXuQ0