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Should Horror Movies Forget CGI?
11 years ago
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Tom Carpenter's "The Thing" is an amazing example of the life-like quality practical
effects can produce. As well as hiring people who know the ins-and-outs of practical
use, also editing and smart camera angles, practical effects are extremely convincing.
Makes me laugh a little when big budget movies insist on continuing to use CGI that
nowadays is far too obvious.
But should horror movies forget CGI all together? Well no... as much as we like to berate
CGI for its overuse, that's the film maker's fault. CGI should only be use for those
impossible effects that can not be made by hand. For horror movie, we've been so used to
CGI now that its not scary(highly doubt it was acary in the first place). I'd say its time for a
come back.
effects can produce. As well as hiring people who know the ins-and-outs of practical
use, also editing and smart camera angles, practical effects are extremely convincing.
Makes me laugh a little when big budget movies insist on continuing to use CGI that
nowadays is far too obvious.
But should horror movies forget CGI all together? Well no... as much as we like to berate
CGI for its overuse, that's the film maker's fault. CGI should only be use for those
impossible effects that can not be made by hand. For horror movie, we've been so used to
CGI now that its not scary(highly doubt it was acary in the first place). I'd say its time for a
come back.
