Saturday, December 03, 2011
10 Hot Visual Effects Teams Reveal How They Made Movie Magic on 'Harry Potter,' 'Captain America,' 'Transformers'
The Hollywood Reporter: Now that the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone, it's time to look ahead to a bake-off. In early January, the Academy's visual effects branch will invite the VFX teams of 10 films (up from seven last year) to showcase their work before Oscar voters. The titles will be presented Jan. 19 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater as part of the visual effects bake-off, from which the category's five Oscar nominees will be chosen. Here, some of the leading VFX supervisors hoping to land a berth reveal the unique challenges they faced in fashioning the year's most jaw-dropping (and delicate) VFX spectacles.
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Visual effects, I feel, are the reason that many people choose to see certain films over others. There are simply more choices that the effects offer the directors. Sometimes, one will see a certain movie with effects that just can't be ignored. It is appropriate, at that point, to then make an award for this effective branch of work.
Out of all the movies that are listed, I couldn't say that there is one performance that truly outshines all the others. I do think, that the full on animation movies deserve a separate place in the awards for visual effects. I just think that these types of movies are in a different league and should be treated or judged a bit differently.
One movie that stood out to me, not just because I am a huge fan, was "Harry Potter". I only say this because on top of some incredible effects, the actors portrayed their change through effects properly and believably. When Hermione changes into Bellatrix, there are some serious moves that Helena Bonham Carter whips out that sells the show. I'm very excited to see how this coming award show plays out. Choose wisely!
Ill be honest. I picked to comment on this article because it had "Harry Potter" in the title. It turns out that I actually found the topic of the article interesting too!!! I agree that visual effects are a huge reason why many (especially manly man) go to see a film these days. It seems to make everything more exciting and intelligent. I once read an article on the visual effects for Harry Potter and it is a huge part of what inspired me to go into this business. These types of talents deserve to be rewarded!!! May the best effects win!
I think its hard to compare movies of different genres. People watch big budget movies that rely heavily on explosions for an entirely different reason than why they watch documentaries, slapstick comedies, movie musicals, or slasher films. All are valid, all have their place, and all have different strengths and weaknesses.
This article explains that in the last Harry Potter movie, the entire Hogwarts set was virtual. This is shocking, because I assumed it was (at least) mostly real (knowing that the other movies were filmed on location). I remember when Shrek first came out. I thought the animation was stunning, I couldn't imagine more realistic graphics. Re-watching it now that I'm used to today's computer animation, it seems silly. I wonder if there will be a point where I re-watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II and wonder how I could ever have considered it realistic.
Visual effects are why films are becoming more and more fake and less attention is being spent on quality over quantity. thier is a assumption that visual effects make everything real, that anything is possible. this is truly not the case as the more and more cgi is used, the more and more i as an audience member become frustrated as the effects take me out of the movie and sometimes genuinely make me angry . films such as captain america, were cluster fucks of CGI , not making any use of the beautifully built scenery , and instead, creating a world that- And i i quote south park her.." IT LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST SHIT ON THE SCREEN"
This was an interesting article but it only confirmed what I had assumed. All special effects are pretty much CG. It has gotten to the point that it is pretty seamless and clean but I being born in in 1974 think that it kinda sad. I miss the old days of models and green screen and stop motion animation. I would like to see a director make a movie in the old style. On film and with no Computer involvement at all, I think it would make a very interesting project.
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