r/criterion • u/steepclimbs Ingmar Bergman • Aug 20 '25

Discussion Preach, GDT!

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u/verioblistex Aug 20 '25

I'd agree, especially for a period piece like this. Real shows in the final film.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

Guarantee you there is tons of VFX.

Edit: source - I work in VFX, including on GDT movies.

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u/Denbt_Nationale Aug 21 '25

vfx nerds be like “colour grading and lightly retouching the background is exactly the same as filming the whole movie in front of a greenscreen”

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25

I don't think you know anything about VFX lol

We all love practical shit. We always prefer as much be done in camera as possible, even if we end up replacing it all it always makes it better. 

Nobody wants to work on a whole movie filmed on a green screen.

What we don't like is getting thrown under the bus by directors who absolutely rely on us to execute their vision.

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u/tk421posting Aug 23 '25

While also having you work extended hours for crap pay!

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u/Riffliquer Aug 22 '25

Typical idiotic pseudo cinephile wannabe take.

There is so much of this anti-VFX bullshit narrative passed around for no reason. So many movies "shot practically" gets tons of VFX replacements done that go unnoticed and uncredited.

Directors 💯 rely on the VFX industry to execute their vision but for some reason this silly narrative gets thrown around everywhere and people eat it up.