Topic: CG vs. Practical Effects
I found this interesting, Tom Woodruff Jr and Alec Gillis, of ADI, discuss the fall of Practical Effects.
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Didn't someone just comment about how studios are using practical again because CGI has become so cheap?
Or am I imagining things again?
Also, The Amazing Spider-Man (not sure about 2) did several practical web slings instead of using CGI.
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Yeah, apparently 3d printing is driving the price down, I was reading an article recently about how Doctor Who had a lot of miniature sets for the 50th
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fireproof78 wrote:
Didn't someone just comment about how studios are using practical again because CGI has become so cheap?
Or am I imagining things again?
Other way around I think. Using practical is becoming cheaper, so it's starting to make a comeback.
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BigDamnArtist wrote:
fireproof78 wrote:Didn't someone just comment about how studios are using practical again because CGI has become so cheap?
Or am I imagining things again?
Other way around I think.
Yeah, you're never going to find a producer saying "We can't do it this way, it's too cheap."
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Unless it's a Brewster's Millions type of gig.
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Dorkman wrote:
BigDamnArtist wrote:fireproof78 wrote:Didn't someone just comment about how studios are using practical again because CGI has become so cheap?
Or am I imagining things again?
Other way around I think.
Yeah, you're never going to find a producer saying "We can't do it this way, it's too cheap."
Well, that was not exactly what I meant, but I can see how you read it that way. I seriously need to read that quote again, and I can't remember where I saw it 
However, there has been a resurgence in practical effects that I have admired.
Found the thread that I was thinking of: http://friendsinyourhead.com/forum/view … hp?id=1701
And, yeah, I had it backwards, with materials for models becoming far, far cheaper.
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