A video from Jedi Brooks popped up on my feed recently as I was digging into the behind-the-scenes of the first episode of Welcome to Derry. The show was proud of its practical effects in that horrifying early scene, and it's clearly resonating with shocked viewers—but not every project sees the same value in working with practical effects on set. In his video, Brooks breaks down how modern horror keeps fumbling what should be terrifying moments by drowning them in mediocre CGI, and the examples are kind of painful to watch. Is modern horror relying too much on the quick and easy fix of CGI?Or is it not just a horror problem? Maybe it's something that bleeds into every genre.Check out the video below. - YouTube youtu.be Putting a Hat on a Hat Brooks highlights the 2011 The Thing prequel, in which Amalgamated Dynamics built practical creature effects that were actually horrifying. The actors had something tangible to react to as twisted figures chased and overpowered them.But studio interference meant their hard work got buried by what many feel is poor CGI.Amalgamated Dynamics' Tom Woodruff Jr. told FEARnet:"In trying to progress to the next level, I think we've chopped a lot of techniques and options out of our approach that weren’t necessarily right decisions to make. In a quest to be part of the newest cutting edge, a lot of stuff gets kicked out the back door, things that are still very effective if done right. To me, simplest is...
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