As a result of the rapidly declining cost of computing power in the 1980’s and 1990’s, visual effects technologies encountered an unprecedented period of rapid growth, innovation and improvement. This period of advancement bled-over into the 2000’s with the rise of consumer and prosumer software programs, which were becoming more and more intuitive, while still remaining cost effective for smaller productions. The science fiction genre changed rapidly throughout the 2000’s, as a result of new technologies and techniques being developed regarding the use of visual effects. In this paper, I am going to inform you about some of the history behind the visual effects industry and its technological developments. As well as, how these improvements
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In the early 2000’s, television shows faced a number of limitations regarding visual effects. The strict time constraints of weekly shows, restricted budgets and small advertising campaigns to name a few. While, many of these limitations are still around today, most of them have been lessened by advancements in technology, as well as, filmmakers thinking outside of the box. Shows like “Smallville” suffered severely from the restrictive budgets and time constraints of working in television. It’s a common belief throughout the industry that the project management triangle is an accurate depiction of the project regardless of its constraints. The project management triangle breaks down the project into three constraints; time, cost, and scope (which is the quality of a project or the features it may …show more content…
The advancements that “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” made great strides in improving motion capture technology. Although I do not believe that the final product turned out to be very good, the techniques that were developed made other ambitious films a possibility. Specifically, the technique used to capture the subtle nuances of an actor’s performance, which was later used to great effect in the film “The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, in regards to the creation and portrayal of Davy Jones by Bill Nighy (Cohen). With the technological explosion of the mid-2000’s, these effects – and more – began to make their way onto
In the early 2000’s, television shows faced a number of limitations regarding visual effects. The strict time constraints of weekly shows, restricted budgets and small advertising campaigns to name a few. While, many of these limitations are still around today, most of them have been lessened by advancements in technology, as well as, filmmakers thinking outside of the box. Shows like “Smallville” suffered severely from the restrictive budgets and time constraints of working in television. It’s a common belief throughout the industry that the project management triangle is an accurate depiction of the project regardless of its constraints. The project management triangle breaks down the project into three constraints; time, cost, and scope (which is the quality of a project or the features it may …show more content…
The advancements that “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” made great strides in improving motion capture technology. Although I do not believe that the final product turned out to be very good, the techniques that were developed made other ambitious films a possibility. Specifically, the technique used to capture the subtle nuances of an actor’s performance, which was later used to great effect in the film “The Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”, in regards to the creation and portrayal of Davy Jones by Bill Nighy (Cohen). With the technological explosion of the mid-2000’s, these effects – and more – began to make their way onto