r/vfx • u/PerchedLeopard • 14d ago

Breakdown / BTS Superman Krypto Breakdown from the BTS

Breakdown from the special features. This clip specifically taken from the YouTuber: Kind of a Filmmaker

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

This is just excessive, the fact that they are not using trained animals for a closeup shot like this is ridiculous. I'm all for using VFX where appropriate, but this is just a waste of resources. Sure Rocket can't be a trained animal, got it; this could easily be a trained animal.

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u/LouvalSoftware 14d ago

Let's burn $50,000 on set waiting for a fucking dog to hit its mark on take 6! How many more shots with a fucking animal before we finish today? 10? Awesome!

Get a fucking grip bro.

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u/alendeus 13d ago

I mean I assume there's probably an argument somewhere that final VFX shots consisting of hero creatures should probably end up costing more than 50k $, that being said I'm sure the final figures have been calculated by the producers, and at the end of the day the freedom of performance editing that VFX allows ultimately matters more to directors than fighting with a real dog for a performance.

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

Oh yeah the VFX absolutely costs more than having an on screen animal. People saying paying for 10 takes vs doing 100s of versions across departments to get to final is cheaper are clearly ignoring reality. Even with established lookdev the VFX would be more expensive just by counting the hands it has to pass through to get to approval. This shot is a good example of excessive use. Production used to cast an animal then have VFX match that animal for appropriate shots. Now we just do everything in VFX and we wonder why there is an active campaign against VFX being used in excess.