Comments on: Is The US Responsible For Bad VFX?

By: Framestore CEO Claims Up To 75% Work Lost Without Subsidies « VFX Soldier

Framestore CEO Claims Up To 75% Work Lost Without Subsidies « VFX Soldier — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:48:27 +0000

[...] for ending the subsidies. Could it be that the recent statement by Framestore’s CEO and the British Film Commission is in anticipation of the EC’s [...]

By: Eji T.

Eji T. — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:28:06 +0000

Is the U.S. responsible for bad VFX?

Short answer- Yes:

Clearly, the reach of The Attack of the Crab Monsters, ambitious as it was, ultimately exceeded its grasp.

But who among you will stand and say that The Trollenberg Terror fairs any better by comparison, with allowances for budget and schedule taken into proper consideration.

By: Polaris Soup

Polaris Soup — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:44:42 +0000

The author J. K. Rawling also specified in her deal with Warner Bros that the majority of work be done in the UK.

By: Aruna

Aruna — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:27:33 +0000

Jurassic Park.

1) Had like 60-75 vfx shots.
2) Had models and miniatures.
3) Had ILM working a full year plus.

Of course it would look better than some of the stuff that comes out today.

On a side note, here’s a TED talk with Legato talking about Apollo 13, and what people think they remember an event as, and what the event actually was.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/rob_legato_the_art_of_creating_awe.html

By: John K Goodman

John K Goodman — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:53:03 +0000

I think it’s safe to say Mr. Heyman is simply indulging in a little bit of vfx nationalism and promotion as a way to hedge his continued tax breaks and incentives in the UK; after all he IS a producer, and does benefit directly from the subsidy program.

By: ukVFX

ukVFX — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:28:45 +0000

None of the Potter films’ VFX were solely created in the UK. The closest they came to that was on HP7 pts1&2 with MPC and Dneg serving respectivley as lead vendors. But both those films had contributions from Rising Sun (Australia) and the US (Tippet).

By: Martyn Drake

Martyn Drake — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:44:21 +0000

You’re forgetting The Moving Picture Company which acted as lead vendor a number of times on the Harry Potter series..

By: pigfat

pigfat — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 02:43:12 +0000

Jurassic park still looks better than a lot of shit that comes out today.

By: Aruna

Aruna — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:16:11 +0000

I stand corrected.. That was HP2…HP1 the big hitters in the States were ILM, Imageworks and R&H.

Insert foot>mouth.

By: Aruna

Aruna — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:06:37 +0000

What the hell? The only one of note is ILM and I don’t think they would put out bad work. The reason they got better is because artists matured. Does anyone do any simple research before going on camera and blaming it all on US VFX? From IMDB on Harry Potter 1 the special fx companies were:

Cinesite (visual effects) (as Cinesite Europe)
London, England:

FB-FX (costume props)
Middlesex, England:

Framestore CFC (visual effects)
London, England:

Gentle Giant Studios (visual effects scanning)
Burbank, CA:

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (visual effects)
San Francisco, CA:

Lidar Services (visual effects)
Seattle, WA:

Plowman Craven & Associates (3D LIDAR scanning and digital modelling)
Harpenden, England:

ReelEye Company (special effects contact lenses)
Snow Business International (snow effects)
Ebley, Stroud, England:

Thousand Monkeys (visual effects)
Marina del Rey, CA:

Visual Effects Company, The (as The Mill) (motion control)
London, England: