Watch: VFX Video Discusses How ‘No CGI’ is Really Just Invisible CGI

“The phrase is: ‘grounded in reality.'” There is a popular trend within Hollywood nowadays to promote the idea that a movie has “no CGI” or limited VFX shots in it, as a way of saying it’s pure and real and practical and not all fake. But is this actually true? Not really. The most recent example of this was with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer – here’s the original news story, followed up by the movie’s lead VFX artist debunking this. There’s an entire YouTube video going around called ‘No CGI’ is Really Just Invisible CGI made by a Danish VFX artist / movie geek who digs into this topic and debunks it all piece-by-piece. It’s a really fascinating and honest video that definitively and coherently debunks this claim. It’s an important video for the movie world now because it’s important we discuss what’s actually going in Hollywood – not only all the effort and artistry of VFX workers all around the world, but also the truth about how filmmaking works. It’s worth taking 17 minutes to watch this and learn more about what’s going on in the Visual Effects industry. // Continue Reading ›