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Andrew Jackson reflects on creating the Manhattan Project's Trinity Test, for which he says no CG was involved.

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[–] 1bluepixel@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (20 children)

I don't get why people fetishize practical effects and the absence of CGI. The issue is always when VFX is shoddy and obvious, but there are tons of invisible CGI in modern movies, and it's often banal stuff like blood or cars in the background.

CGI is its own form of artistry and creating great CGI is absolutely a craft.

[–] Niggling__Niggard@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Counterpoint:
The Thing (1982) vs The Thing (2011)

[–] null@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago
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