Written by: Prashraya Shrestha - 26014, Grade IX
Posted on: 18 October, 2022
In today's cinema, visual effects are employed in practically all films. Visual effects, or VFX as they are often known, are typically added to films to increase interest while keeping costs down. It was initially employed by Oscar Rejlander in 1857, thus it has been around for a long time.
The market for film production has driven the need for VFX artists. You could be asking yourself why visual effects are required. Science has established that fun is just as essential as access to clean water, healthy food, a safe place to live, and a good education. Since physical sets cannot be reused and have been used for hundreds of years, it is bad for the environment and several sequences in the movie would be nearly difficult to make without the use of visual effects. It is also possible to use 3D modeling to visualize a building or other object. Additionally, it provides a secure working environment for actors and other creatives.
VFX equipment: The movie we know and love is created using a variety of VFX technologies. The following are some VFX tools:
Special effects are only a type of deception employed in movies, video games, and other media to replicate the authors' intended vision. Digital artists also employ special effects. The most famous special effects programs are Adobe After Effects, Apple Motion, Photoshop, etc.
Motion capture: mostly used in movement pictures to record and mimic human motion. A motion capture suit is utilized to record the motion of the actor portraying the part since the motion that is computer produced tends to be more mechanical than the human motion. The Hulk and Thanos from Infinity War are two famous examples of how this method is used frequently in superhero and action films.
Animating: The most used VFX method is animation. It has been in use for a while. Flip books and hand-drawn images are its roots.
In conclusion, it is important to recognize the effort that goes into creating a movie because it is a difficult task.
