In this video, VFX artists react to the movie "Cats" and its unusual use of CGI to create human-animal hybrids. They discuss the technical aspects of the visual effects, including the use of digital fur and the challenges of creating realistic animal movements. The artists also talk about the "uncanny valley" effect, where the human-like faces of the CGI animals can create a sense of unease.
The video then cuts to a reaction to a scene from the movie "2012", where the VFX artists are impressed by the scale and complexity of the disaster movie's visual effects. They discuss the use of physics engines and simulation software to create realistic destruction and chaos.
Finally, the video focuses on a scene from the movie "John Wick", where the VFX artists critique the muzzle flashes and smoke effects in the gunfight scenes. They discuss the importance of realistic muzzle flashes and smoke in creating a believable gunfight scene, and how the movie's effects fall short in this regard. The video ends with a tease of an upcoming project where the VFX artists will attempt to "fix" the muzzle flashes in the John Wick movie.
1. The actors in the movie "Cats" wore costumes and performed choreography on set.
2. The costumes were later enhanced with digital fur technology, whiskers, tails, and ears.
3. The movie's visual effects were incomplete at the time of the trailer's release, with some shots at an 80-90% completion stage.
4. The movie's sets were real, with oversized sets built to make the actors feel small.
5. The actors had to attend "cat school" to learn how to act like cats.
6. The movie "2012" was released in 2009 and featured a full animation sequence.
7. The physics engine used in "2012" was called Bullet Physics, an open-source physics engine.
8. Bullet Physics was capable of simulating internal friction, which was used to create realistic collapses of large structures.
9. The movie "John Wick" used airsoft guns and gas-powered airsoft guns instead of real guns or blank firing guns for safety reasons.
10. The muzzle flashes in "John Wick" were added digitally and did not accurately represent real muzzle flashes.
11. Real muzzle flashes are bright and can be captured by cameras, but may be affected by rolling shutters.
12. The smoke from gunshots in "John Wick" was not accurately represented, with the smoke being too small and not expanding correctly.