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Red Dwarf. Low budget yet still enjoyable today. I recall reading the SFX were done on an Amiga with something called a VideoToaster.
by harvey9 1y ago
Red Dwarf. Low budget yet still enjoyable today. I recall reading the SFX were done on an Amiga with something called a VideoToaster.
- semanticist 1y agoRed Dwarf used practical effects in the era when VideoToasters were a thing. For some reason the BBC replaced the lovely miniature shots of space ships with crap CG in a mid-2000s remaster.
- Lio 1y agoVideoToasters were a thing but they didn’t work with PAL, at at least not the original version. I agree that the models looked better IMHO.
- jl6 1y agoAre you perhaps thinking of Babylon 5? But yes, the low budget is part of the formula for success. Without a ton of money, they had to rely on wit and creativity. Most shows now have comparatively gargantuan budgets, and it goes on big sets, big effects and big names, but the things that actually make a show good (compelling story, enjoyable writing) are unbottleable magic that you can’t just buy.
- harvey9 1y agoI definitely meant Red Dwarf but another person pointed out that the show originally didn't use VFX.
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- jemmyw 1y agoThey did it with models. They then rereleased some of the earlier shows with CGI, demonstrating how much better it was with models.