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Hey BBC, if your writers don't know how movies are made or why certain movies are successful then maybe just don't publish stories about the topic. (No, I will not link to the dumb piece.)

just checking in with this BACKROOMS- tons of VFX OBSESSION- so many digital effects its VFX supervisor is presenting at View Conf. DEVIL/PRADA 2- 5 VFX shops MICHAEL- full CG animals interacting with humans, VFX concerts ODYSSEY- more VFX than people realize SPIDER-MAN- tons of VFX, huge hit

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It's so exhausting to see ppl assume VFX is lazy or bad or whatever. I love practical effects, but suggesting it's some magic bullet to making a good film is just silly. Project Hail Mary and "no greenscreen" comes to mind. It doesn't mean there's no VFX -- just that the roto will be more difficult.

Unfortunately, people really don't understand what VFX actually entails. They don't see the grunt work stuff like keying or rotoscoping out lighting, rigging, or sound equipment. They don't realize how good visual effects aren't easily identifiable.

What's especially infuriating is there are large blocks of VFX artists and crew in the credits for all of these films -- it's not like it's a secret! What do these people think, that DNEG paid the several hundred artists credited on "The Odyssey" to sit around and twiddle their thumbs?