The decision to
use practical effects where possible was a smart one, as the movie just looks better for it.
And now I can't help but wonder what would have happened if the Terminators kept being created for the films
using practical effects rather than CGI.
Nolan, Crowley, and their team
used practical effects for the majority of Interstellar, bringing to life sets, props, and photography tricks in crafting Nolan's universe.
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens was in production, much was made of the movie's commitment to honor the feel of the originals by
using practical effects and puppetry when possible.
Something of a superhero take on «70s paranoid thrillers like Three Days of the Condor, The Winter Soldier managed to de-dorkify Cap, while also serving up some of the best action of the genre... much of it done
using practical effects.
The era that Spielberg comes from — the one Wade Watts is so obsessed with — almost exclusively
used practical effects.
Speaking of bullets a great portion of the film, almost ninety - nine percent according to Wheatley,
uses practical effects.
Not exact matches
Since the «Star Wars» prequels, in which George Lucas was heavily criticized for
using too much CGI to create the worlds and characters, many big - budget movies have tried to find that happy medium of
practical and visual
effects to give the action on screen a more grounded feel.
As a
practical matter, registration rights are rarely
used and have little
practical effect on a company until after an IPO.
It was, however, studying some of the writings of Mahatma Gandhi and his teaching on ahimsa and satyagraha that helped me to see the
practical possibilities of non-violence, which were also
used to such good
effect by Martin Luther King, who was himself deeply influenced by Gandhi.
As such, this «representation» of the good principle does not have for its
effect «to extend our knowledge beyond the world of sense but only to make clear for
practical use the conception of what is for us unfathomable» (p. 52).
Maybe I'm just splitting hairs with this whole discussion, but as you'll see in the next several posts, the
practical ramifications of what I'm arguing for have far - reaching
effects in how we view and
use Scripture.
It is a reliable and
practical tool that can be
used to rate the quality of research that examines the
effects of birth place on health outcomes.
Because the SAC only takes approximately 5 to 7 minutes to administer and was designed for
use by clinicians with no neurocognitive testing experience, it is considered a «
practical sideline assessment tool» (2) which can «detect changes across multiple domains of cognitive functioning that are susceptible to the acute
effects of concussion.»
A brand new science for studying this networked phenomenon, and in
effect it's kind of a reverse engineering the World Wide Web that we know and the kinds of networks that we see on that to try to figure out how they took shape and maybe from that we can learn what principles involve and how networks do grow and you might be able to
use that sort of thing to be able to develop a better system s for example being able to create more efficient networks and that could be very valuable in industry, there may be a lot of
practical applications, involving protecting privacy, for example, and stopping people from stealing identities; and you should, you know, should be of just an interesting phenomenon.
«Graphene - based field -
effect transistor with semiconducting nature opens up
practical use in electronics.»
He doubts that the
effect has any
practical use because it doesn't generate large numbers of photons, but he considers it a nice demonstration of quantum mechanics.
The
effect now found in the two - dimensional magnetic structures comes with the promise that it will be of
practical use in nanoscale devices, such as magnetic nanomotors, actuators, or sensors.
For starters, researchers must first pull off the
effect without the
use of atomic force microscopes, which aren't a
practical addition to disk drive technology.
To make
practical use of this
effect, it is essential to get a highly efficient spin separation.
It details the
practical uses of these herbs, the evidence behind them, a description of the plant, how to take it, and possible interactions and side
effects.
Lighting or illumination is the deliberate
use of light to achieve a
practical or aesthetic
effect.
Universal Pictures has released a new featurette for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom which takes us behind the scenes of the blockbuster sequel and sees director J.A. Bayona, creature
Effects supervisor Neal Scanlan, executive producer Colin Trevorrow, and stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt how
practical effects are being
used during filming to bring the movie's -LSB-...]
One moment there is a brutal zombie death
using really gorgeous
practical and CGI
effects, the next you have a character grabbing the boobs of a well - endowed sexy zombie while taking selfies.
The thing that made James Wan's 2013 ghost story The Conjuring so effective — more than the solid cast, more than the tense atmosphere, more than those hideous Seventies fashions — was Wan's
use of
practical effects.
I absolutely loved the
use of
practical effects in this film.
The way John Wick gets from point A to point B, though, with a reliance on what appear to be
practical effects and a strong, smart
use of Reeves's sinewy grace and muscularity, is a thing of action - movie beauty.
The film isn't going to win any prizes for originality, but the
use of
practical effects as well as the support from the makers of the original, is making this one not to be missed.
This says a lot about the
practical effects used in those days.
The score from Alexandre Desplat has a timeless feeling to it; it's endlessly charming when it needs to charm, electrifying when we're required on the edge of our seat; Paul D. Austerberry's production design is aces, the film drowns in this ocean blue, soaking wet aesthetic that emanates this sensual but creepy world; and the creature design is nothing short of righteous, a perfect throwback to the era of
practical effects reigning supreme that
uses just the right intermitted splashes of CGI.
«Making Manny» (3:14) looks at the construction of the Daniel Radcliffe mannequin
used for
practical effects and for promoting the film.
We love it even more after watching this behind the scenes footage, which reveals the film's extensive
use of
practical effects.
Most of the
effects are
practical — with the exception of enhancing the weird smoke that gets Crowley, the computer was
used only to paint out wires and stunt mats.
This isn't Mad Max: Fury Road or Star Wars VII: almost no
practical effects were
used in building what is likely the smallest battlefield the world's seen on screen.
The
use of
practical effects makes this a satisfying experience.
Yet there's only so much Dod - Mantling one can
use to distract from an over-dependence on such poor SFX work, all the more telling when the
practical effects work a charm.
MG: On the Blu - ray, in the feature «Building the Bots,» director Shawn Levy talks about how Steven Spielberg emphasized that the
use of
practical effects was important to the film's success.
«T2's»
use of makeup and
practical effects are some of the best the field has ever seen.
While it may not quite make it into the Gremlins strata of holiday horror classics, its liberal
use of real performers in special make - up and costumes, as well as
practical effects did warm my cold heart and gave me a bit of a nostalgic glow for those films with which I grew up.
Finally, they will understand the thrill of the chopper ride into the war zone, accompanied by an awesome soundtrack and the over-the-tops
practical effects used on gore.
The movie also
used fantastic
practical effects that made Riggan's telekinetic Birdman powers look realistic instead of being digitally created.
There is also a behind - the - scenes featurette that spends about half an hour telling us that (a) they really wanted to
use as many
practical effects as possible, and (b) it was really cold during the shoot.
• Blowing Things Up (SD, 4 minutes): I wish this all - to - brief look was a bit longer, which showed how
practical effects were
used to create the fantastic apartment explosion scene.
Directed by Anthony Wonke, «The Director and the Jedi» provides a feature - length deep - dive into Johnson's production process, from the sprawling
use of
practical effects to touching moments on the set with the late Carrie Fisher.
Not that this will distract you from the utterly kick ass visuals of a film shot
using mostly
practical effects.
«Independence Day»
used a lot of
practical effects, and, while the sequel has more CGI, it was shot on six different sound stages in Albuquerque.
Danny McBride confirms his role in Ridley Scott's upcoming Alien: Covenant and discusses the film's
use of
practical effects.
These 1 - 3 minute shorts profile Aaron Eckhart's character, lead military advisor Jim Dever, incorporating aliens into the camera movement, the fake Marines» camaraderie, Michelle Rodriguez's character,
practical aliens
used on set, a gas station explosion, alien visual
effects, the existence of aliens, and alien ship design.
The show gets into
practical effects used in the film.
From there we go through historical influences and liberties, assembling a crew, costume and set design, building needed items, casting and research, rehearsal, storyboarding,
using the natural elements, Scott's approach on the set, complexities of the movie's scale, extras,
practical and computer
effects, score and editing, sound design, and the movie's relevance in the modern world.