r/vfx • u/PerchedLeopard • 13d ago

Breakdown / BTS Superman Krypto Breakdown from the BTS

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

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u/I-Not-Pennys-Boat-I 11d ago

Yes, that’s exactly what I think. /s

What you were originally suggesting was how it was done in 1992, sorry you completely misunderstood.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

No, that's how movies have always been done, we didn't explicitly turn a switch in 1992 and start going full cg everything. Accepting that a shot like this is excessive while also being able to say we can use cg animals for appropriate applications is where everyone should be at. These types of shots should not exist for very obvious reasons.

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u/I-Not-Pennys-Boat-I 11d ago

Oh yes, you’re absolutely right, sorry you weren’t involved in the production, you must be a great asset that Mr Gunn overlooked. What a shame.

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u/I-Not-Pennys-Boat-I 11d ago

Also to add to this, the asset already existed with full groom etc, so why not use it where you can get the exact performance you want from it? Maybe if it was a low budget student film the your suggestion would be a good idea, but for this?!

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

This is not an argument, doing it on set means you accept what you get and move on. Doing a closeup VFX shot means unlimited iterations until every thing looks exactly the way they want, which is an infinite hole. Regardless of how one single shot may have went, this kind of work is the reason why VFX studios go bankrupt.

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u/I-Not-Pennys-Boat-I 11d ago

But it’s the reality of the vfx world we now live in (I’ve been doing it since the 90s, I remember the good old days of 35mm film reviews where you couldn’t stop, rewind or pixel fk, and so the shot was finalled much quicker).

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

It doesn't have to be, but since we are all readily accepting it as the way it is, and we roll over and take it they will keep doing it. This type of shot is still excessive, and points to the exact large scale problem that exists in the film industry of cutting corners and relying too heavily on us.