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Why CG Sucks (Except It Doesn't)

RocketJump Film School · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Animation & visual effectsFilmmaking & video production

What it is

RocketJump Film School argues that we only notice bad CG while great CG is invisible, so CG seems to be everywhere ruining movies when it often is not.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Used as a counterpoint whenever commenters claim CGI always looks fake.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Highly relevant YouTube video”

    We only notice bad CG; good CG is invisible

    jerf, 2017-06 · Recommendation · in “The Algorithms Behind Moana’s Animated Ocean”

  2. “Related video about why people think CGI sucks or is still in the uncanny valley”

    We only see bad CGI, so we think it all sucks

    rdoherty, 2017-10 · Recommendation · in “Goodbye Uncanny Valley [video]”

  3. “This video from a few years ago is a great counterpoint”

    Argues we only notice CGI when it is bad

    vlunkr, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Over-reliance on CGI in movies”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: cgi, vfx, film, uncanny valley

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