Valentina Sgro and Todd Vaziri talk about real photography that "looks fake" and how it can be an opportunity to teach curious people how movies are made.

our full 48 minute discussion:
https://youtu.be/8hHWUslmz5Y?si=iUzSta2Bz4wNupIf

a normal person: the Game of Thrones title sequence is so cool!

me: eyes go straight to the render noise

Pretty, pretty good.

Licence To Kill (1989) — Modern Trailer
https://youtu.be/2-L3w_TkRw0?si=h-YoTYza9HOM9Lak

"The Pitt" season one visual effects reel, from Ingenuity Studios.

https://www.ingenuitystudios.com/reels/the-pitt

What are some of the best closeup VFX morphs in feature films? Shots with 'traditional' warping/dissolving to transform one person into another (or the same person but with different makeup).

To start: "The Two Towers", "Death Becomes Her", "Saving Private Ryan", "Contact", "Titanic", gimme more!