Anonymous at Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:33:37 UTC No. 951058

>>951050
The big pull for Tom Cruise™ movies, and especially MI, is that he does his own stunts. That doesn't mean there's not CGI involved, there's actually plenty, but in terms of the stunts, it's mainly things like removing ramps and rigging, and that sort of thing. For regular scenes and the like, CGI is used just as much as any other film, with set extensions and the like.
I'm pretty sure there's official promotional material for that exact stunt you've got as the OP that clearly shows the ramp and setup that they digitally replace later on. They're actually proud of it since it's "part" of the stunt in terms of all the work involved to have Tom Cruise™ jump off a cliff with a motorbike and then BASE jump and make it look good.

Anonymous at Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:40:36 UTC No. 951060

>>951058
this obviously doesn't bode well for the AI industry and ai fearmongerers if people want to see real shit

Anonymous at Tue, 11 Jul 2023 02:56:41 UTC No. 951062

>>951060
There's been a big push for a "return to practical effects" for something like a decade, well before AI was taking its first baby steps. AI doesn't really factor into it.
It's less about the fact that CGI looks bad, it's actually imperceptible in a large amount of films, it's more of a push (imo) to see performers actually... perform, instead of a giant CGI monstrosity that the movie is "telling" you to be scared of perform.
There's a complete difference and gravity between seeing Tom Cruise™ actually run down a building, hang off a plane, or pull 9g turns in actual aircraft, compared to seeing the same thing faked on screen.
That being said, there's a ton of movies where things seem like they're CGI but they're in fact actual practical effects and set pieces. The Fast and Furious series is a terrific example of people thinking it's all CGI, when it's largely the opposite and it's a lot of practical effects with a bit of CGI to bring it all together... Save for the stupid shit like going to space, or Tarzan swinging a car across a chasm (though parts of it are practical effects).

I think a lot of people just see CGI as the easy button, and replacing innovative solutions that you used to see in older movies. While that is the case, CGI is innovating just as much, but people largely don't really care since they think it's the computer that does all the work and not a team of artists at a studio.
Personally, as a 3d artist I enjoy seeing the tech progress, but as someone who enjoys movies, I do also wish we could see more practical effects like you used to see in old monster movies like The Thing.
That being said, there is a good mix of practical and CGI in all facets of the industry, it's just that the illusion is so good it's hard to tell these days. Movie Magic.

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:02:08 UTC No. 951436

OP doesn't understand the meaning of being passionate about your craft

Anonymous at Sat, 15 Jul 2023 08:44:46 UTC No. 951674

Just saw the movie, there's still CGI all over, for example they add crowds to scenes with the dangerous stunts where they would be in real life but obviously can't be.

Anonymous at Tue, 8 Aug 2023 22:48:06 UTC No. 954530

>>951674
>but obviously can't be.
filmmakers do not have balls anymore

Anonymous at Wed, 9 Aug 2023 11:28:07 UTC No. 954569

>>951050
Literally everything except Tom and the bike were CGI in that scene. Which made the whole thing look very fake and artificial - kind of defeated the whole point of doing it for real. They ruined the otherwise cool HALO jump stunt with CGI in Fallout too.

Anonymous at Wed, 9 Aug 2023 13:29:25 UTC No. 954580

>>951050
All of his films and stunts still have a heavy level of CGI.

His plane scene in MI5 did, they removed his harnesses
https://youtu.be/a4qiTE2gsmA

If you really want an era of non-CG stunts look at 80s-90s Hong Kong films. Yuen Biao did the plane stunt without any harnesses and actually passed out from falling down into the water
https://youtu.be/35Blkdg24NU?t=459

Anonymous at Wed, 9 Aug 2023 13:39:02 UTC No. 954581

>>951050
Its cheaper doing physical things than cgi...

Anonymous at Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:22:13 UTC No. 954680

>>954580
>If you really want an era of non-CG stunts look at 80s-90s Hong Kong films.
Unfortunately, that kind of film making will never come back. It was a blessed combination of insanely skilled performers, a crazy drive to one up movie stunts, and a time and country of very little on set safety regulations.

Even the non-martial arts Hong Kong action films are full of crazy shit. Things like live explosives going off very close to the actors, and people firing guns with full blanks at each other.