Marketed as being shot with practical photography, the producers of Top Gun: Maverick seem to be hiding a CGI facelift. With the Oscar nominations finally out, it’s time for us to chat about the thrilling blockbuster that had everyone talking about its practical photography. Top Gun: Maverick is the highly anticipated sequel promised to deliver a thrilling ride along with stunning practical aerial sequences. And boy, did it deliver to the tune of $1.489 billion (according to Box Office Mojo). But VFX Voice pointed out that this big screen spectacle needed over 2,000 visual effects shots to achieve its aerial photography. Further still, Y.M.Cinema stated that “the visual effects team led by Visual Effects Supervisor Ryan Tudhope has been grounded from promoting the film, and there is unlikely to be any campaign support from the VFX team to add fuel to the nomination fire." Y.M.Cinema even had a few things to say about the cone of silence the VFX was put under. Even so, Top Gun: Maverick picked up the nomination for Best Visual Effects, among a few others. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 2 February, 2023