While watching these dancing robot videos and preparing myself for the eventual robot uprising, the thought occurred to me—"Why do these things look so fake?" Boston Dynamics has put out a number of viral videos over the years. The robots that they make are obviously incredibly kinetic and smooth and really interesting to look at, albeit a bit unsettling at times. Every time I sit and watch it, the thought almost always occurs to me: "If this were a VFX shot, I would put more work into the compositing, it doesn't quite look real." Let's talk about why that is. This video kind of drives me nuts. Word on the street is that there is no CG included in the Boston Dynamics videos. Even sitting here right now writing this article, I still have a hard time believing it. There are moments in the video that definitely seem real, and some that I'm almost certain the robot is a CG asset. Let's say we take them at their word and try to believe that this is fully real and not just a really well-done VFX sequence. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 14 June, 2021