Originally posted by: Dug
As for the CGI effects, I was very disappointed. What did CGI offer that good makeup and stuntwires couldn't? I think a slightly slower monster would have been more effective instead these superspeed zombies. If they had been real actors, it would have worked better. Hollywood really has to get over this CGI fascination and get back to some roots.
As for the CGI effects, I was very disappointed. What did CGI offer that good makeup and stuntwires couldn't? I think a slightly slower monster would have been more effective instead these superspeed zombies. If they had been real actors, it would have worked better. Hollywood really has to get over this CGI fascination and get back to some roots.
Um, yeah, good luck with that happening. CGI may look a little faker, but it's usually far cheaper than using puppeteers and models. If a model doesn't blow up right, the whole thing has to be rebuilt. If it doesn't quite blow up right in a computer, you just change a few parameters and re-render.
Everytime talk of going back to their roots comes up, I'm reminded of John Knoll's comments (I think it was him) about the change from optical effects and model usage to CGI in Hollywood. "Instead of a soft dissolve it was a hard cut".