emanswfan said:
I feel so sad watching this:
Star Wars Ep. VII's FX need to be made this way. It's just real and shows human behind it. We need SFX, not VFX.
But maybe the channel is posting these for a reason?
Atleast I can hope...
Let's be honest here. Real models are unsurpassed by CGI when it comes to reproducing stationary environment, buildings, space ships, etc. But when it comes to reproducing creatures, puppet based SFX just suck compared to CGI. CGI can reproduce more natural behaviour and motion of a creature. In the end they both look fake.
I just don't see the reason in investing great amount of time, effort and money in making a stop-motion SFX with a puppet. Especially when it usually look very unnatural. The way to solve this is either putting a guy into a costume or using CGI.