Ah - I didn't realise that the animators had claimed that - then I agree with you, if they think they can replace the actor with a CG likeness and totally fool us, then they're deluding themselves.
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I do want to not 'tell the difference'. Isn't that the whole point? If it isn't the point then surely the actor could simply stride on in a rubber Peter Cushing mask and we'd all be charmed by it
I think there's a point of acceptability, depending on the format and the type of film being made. You expect mega grossing block busters to have a reasonable level of expense spent on effects and tailor your expectations accordingly, but if you watched one of the 1970s Godzilla films, your expectation level of technical wizardry would be somewhat muted. I think we had a thread on here about the concrete suit one of the monster actors had to wear.
I mean, fooling us utterly and completely has been an everyday thing for ages, even in (relatively) low budget TV shows where digital technology has made green-screening a street scene far easier and cheaper than filming on location. Ugly Betty is the series that gets mentioned a lot but there are many others - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GFPZUEuxpM - some of the examples are just stunning.
never trust a man in a blue trench coat, never drive a car when you're dead
The big set piece scenes where the Death Star's being assembled and the star destroyers crashing into each other are instances that appeal to the child in me
Pretty sure I've posted this here once before. OTOH Star Wars is on repeat...
“Professional disagreement over how photos of galaxies are interpreted escalates into bullying & harassment”
We just watched a great documentary "Nightmares in Red, White and Blue" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1337117/ about the history of horror films in America. I was expecting nothing more than a bunch of strung-together clips and it was certainly that, but there was a partly successful attempt to link trends in audience taste to larger socio-political phenomena (e.g., the sexual revolution, vietnam war, nixon, reagan etc), skillfully narrated by Lance Henrikson.
“Professional disagreement over how photos of galaxies are interpreted escalates into bullying & harassment”
Oh, and schlockmeister Roger Corman gets special mention in the documentary.
I once worked briefly as a contract animator for someone who used to be an assistant producer to R.C. The mofo tried to stiff me, so I withheld source files until payment.
“Professional disagreement over how photos of galaxies are interpreted escalates into bullying & harassment”
Most lego bricks are sturdy and really hard wearing in and of themselves, they are easy to take apart unless bolstered by other bricks/linkages in such a way to increase strength (crossmembers attached with pins etc). However, if you really wanted to you could snap some of the thinner plates and the axles.