Are computer generated visual effects really ruining movies?
We believe that the reason we think all CG looks bad, is because we only see “bad” CG. Fantastic, beautiful, and wonderfully executed CG is everywhere – you just don’t know it. Truly great visual effects serve story and character – and in doing so are, by their very definition, invisible.
Written and Narrated by Freddie Wong
Edited by Joey Scoma
Assistant Editor – Joshan Smith
Do you want more about CG and VFX? Check out:
Cinefex (http://www.cinefex.com/)
FXGuide (http://www.fxguide.com/)
The awards and nominations by the Visual Effects Society (http://www.visualeffectssociety.com)
Also, you can chat with Freddie and other VFX masters (Like PWNisher and PlayFightVFX) directly by commenting on the official RJFS forum:
https://discuss.rocketjump.com/t/vfx-video-essay-why-cg-sucks-except-it-doesnt-official-discussion/2862
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VFX Breakdowns From:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (DSH)
Gravity (Framestore)
Iron Man (ILM, The Orphanage, The Embassy)
Jurassic Park (The Stan Winston School)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Digital Domain)
King Kong (Weta)
The Avengers (ILM)
Independence Day
Rango (ILM)
Game of Thrones (Mackevision for S4, along with other studios)
Kon-tiki (Gimpville, Important Looking Pirates, Storm Studios and Fido)
Labyrinth
Lone Survivor (Image Engine)
Mad Max: Fury Road (Iloura, Fury FX, Method Studios, BlackGinger, and The Third Floor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd3fqGaEBTI
Titanic
Life of Pi (MPC)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (WETA)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (ILM)
Lucy (Rodeo)
Edge of Tomorrow (Prime Focus World)
District 9 (Image Engine)
Transformers
Star Wars (ILM)
Industrial Light & Magic
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Movie Clips From:
Transformers
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Avatar
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Jurassic Park
The Dark Knight Rises
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Mummy Returns
I Am Legend
Forrest Gump
Game of Thrones
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lone Survivor
Ugly Betty
Independence Day
The Avengers
King Kong
Zodiac
Iron Man
Rango
Final Fantasy – The Spirits Within
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Kon-Tiki
The Abyss
Titanic
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Lucy
Edge of Tomorrow
Godzilla
The Social Network
Elysium
District 9
Gravity
Transformers
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Boardwalk Empire
The Day After Tomorrow
Alice in Wonderland
Life of Pi
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
The Invisible Man
Jaws
Jason and the Argonauts
Clash of the Titans
Labyrinth
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Flubber
Dragonheart
Jumanji
The Matrix
The Frighteners
Minority Report
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Tomorrowland
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
The Mummy
300
Batman Begins
A Trip to the Moon
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