Jetrell Fo said:
Okay, if Dennis Muren could make full motion dinosaurs for Jurassic Park in 1993 that looked awesome, why did the CGI in the 1997 Special Edition films have to SUCK Bantha oysters?
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I've long since come to the conclusion that the quality of ILM special effects is directly related to how demanding the customer is. Considering George Lucas' impressive mastery at making real sets and models look like terrible CG, it wouldn't surprise me if George Lucas was approving preview renders of shots as final footage.