I have no problem with CG at all these days because it practically looks like real life anyways, though i dislike bad CG which really breaks the immersion. Christopher Nolan's latest screens has been my favorites both in terms on CG and execution. Most memorable was Interstellar which was completely spectacular from start…
I took a chance on the "last planet of the apes" movie I was lucky enuff to screen with some of my most notoriously CG allergic friends. And during one of the more breathtaking examples of beautiful realistic animation and lighting I was able to pull off this gem: "It is so much better when they use real apes like this and…
the times where it's abused, which is often, tends to color people's opinions about it. Personally, I can't stand heavy use of CG in films. I would rather have spiderman on wires and stuff then CG-spidey flying around with rubber limbs. I think movies need to have that suspension of disbelief.
I actually think theres a problem with just saying CGI, because most of the time people will think of it in terms of characters. However I think that most of the CG/VFX burden on films go unnoticed by a large amount of people, even films that don't feature any otherwordly entities(like aliens, spaceships, monsters etc.)…
Was reading Interstellar article about how Nolan wanted to use miniatures from the start for the spaceship. He was convinced CG wouldn't get it right. I actually agree with that direction as well, there's something about it.
I actually think peter jackson is one of the worst offenders, maybe I'm in the minority. He just has this need to show you everything, there's no hinting at grand sweeping armies, no he has to show you half a million orcs on screen at once. Fellowship was the best in regard to CG, imo. It's interesting to me how once…
Eh, I like CG in films and TV. It allows things that simply aren't possible or are cost prohibitive to do. I can never say, "Well, I'm sure X doesn't happen ... there's no way to film that." Nuh-uh!
Exactly, Popular kneejerk opinion by an army of ditto heads reacting to the lowest common denominator only. On the bright side... Most practicing a cg discipline aer rabid practical fx fans as well. And as some have pointed out, both fields are only getting stronger.
I think the middling opinion is the most sensible. There's always going to be things that are not practical for practical effects, and there's going to be things that will always look tacky/unconvincing in CG. And vice versa, really. Use whatever's more appropriate for the situation, that's what seems more sensible.…