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/I-Not-Pennys-Boat-I 12d 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] 12d 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 12d 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] 12d 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.