No detail is too subtle,no film too arthouse, to escape digital tinkering - not even Henry Cavill’s facial hair, or the Call Me By Your Name star’s nether regions. But are film-makers in danger of losing our trust?From Transformers to Aliens,we all know that computer-generated imagery features heavily in ample-budget Hollywood blockbusters – it’s correct there in front of us on the ample screen. But most CGI is imperceptible. acquire the revelation this week that Armie Hammer’s genitals had to be digitally edited out of the acclaimed homosexual romance Call Me By Your Name. The actor’s oh-so-short shorts had failed to contain him and some work was required in post-production to tidy things up. This is an arthouse, realist drama that is using visual effects to alter what audiences see and it’s increasingly common in indie movies. Just ask people at one of London’s busiest post-production houses.“Simple but tall quality digital visual effects are now at price point where low budget movies can afford them. We change the time, and on clocks,on wristwatches. We grade day for night. We fix cloud continuity in the sky. We make summer shoots look autumnal and we add snow and rain when called for,” says Ben Robards, or a creative partner at Absolute Post. “If your 80s movie isn’t convincingly period,we can liberally sprinkle Rubik’s Cubes and Walkmans around; if your Jane Austen adaptation has electricity pylons and hybrid cars in shot, we can remove them.”Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk