So as some of you may know, I love some good, compelling visual effects.
If executed properly visual effects can be what either makes or breaks your film, granted you can't forget about the story......or else people will start calling it a "Michael Bay" film...
No offense to Michael Bay, personally I love the Transformers series, they really give you the feeling of an alienated world, unlike anything we're used to in our day to day lives.....at least not in mine...
All joking aside, visual effects can add that one element you're missing to top off your next Grammy award winning film.
Take the Oscar nominated film Gravity for example. The piece was downright outstanding!
Great story, amazing cast, experienced director and mind boggling visual effects.
Sure they could of filmed the entire thing, using a spaceship replica and spray painted windows in downtown Los Angeles.....but the visual effects just took it 10 times further. Creating an entirely new environment for the story to develop and mature, allowing more creative freedom for the director to work with.
Ultimately bringing you the best film of the year.
For the enthusiasts here's a link to the VFX breakdown for Gravity. thank you Prime Focus for your amazing work on this beautiful film.
Anyone looking into getting involved with visual effects, or just want to have some fun should definitely check out Blender. It's a free 3D software for creating games and movies.
Having started out with this software I can highly recommend it for any beginner or enthusiast out there.
Another film that relies heavily on perfect concise VFX is The Hobbit.
Not only do visual effects make up 70% of the entire film, but without it, the film would be full of green and blue backgrounds and men in track suits.
Completely removing any and all Goblins, trolls, elves, scenery and decreasing the overall quality of the film.
Don't get me wrong, there are times where heavy VFX is not needed...
Audiences like to see in camera special effects more than visual effects more than half of the time.
Visual effects used to mean something different, now a days everything is done on computers.
There's nothing special, just a bunch of cubes shaped into robots running around shooting stuff.
CGI can offer amazing things for your film's success rate, but we should never forget our roots, what got us here and what makes us different.
More people will appreciate your film and acknowledge the work that went into it if you use Special effects whenever possible, it's more fun as well!
Special and visual effects are powerful elements, be smart, and only apply them when needed and you'll do great.
So get out there and start filming with your friends, don't be afraid to get your hands dirty!
It'll only help in the long run.
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