Many films that you see are full of invisible visual effects shots. These shots are not flashy, exciting, or eye-catching. Often enough, these shots go under the radar. They don’t show up in VFX breakdowns or internet reviews. This doesn’t mean that they are badly executed, on the contrary, it means that they are doing …
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What would a movie be without VFX? In this deep dive, we look into the stages involved in the art that is shaping our reality. Let’s dive into this ultimate guide to the VFX Pipeline.
Visual Effects without VFX This concept was written about in depth by Jae Hyung Ryu in his work “Effects and Reality: a Cultural History of Visual Effects”. I have been interested in this idea for a while and was glad to find his work on the topic. This is my view on the topic, inspired …
Every day, we wake up in a world where people go to the theatre and come home with a feeling of wonder. They are immersed in a world, lost in a reality that is not their own. When the feeling of wonder wears off, they wonder how it was created. If perhaps the person is a filmmaker, he is inspired to create great things.
How does this continue?
If you know anything about VFX, you have probably encountered or heard of the use of both green and blue screens for keying or removing a background. This raises the question: Why don’t we use red screens? To answer that question I would have to tell you that while it is a rare occurrence, red …
How does Virtual Production Work? How does it work? With the release of “The Mandalorian”, the technology of Virtual Production went trending. Everyone was excited. Many people were asking if this would be the future of Visual Effects. Some people built their own setups using Unreal Engine 5. Today, it certainly hasn’t replaced the current …
