Did you ever see something in a movie (not an ad like the Coca Cola stuff) that was "clearly AI"? Where? (don't troll me with Hal, Bishop, David & David, Pris etc... you know what I mean)

YIKES. That was probably my last Threads post. www.threads.com/@themovierab...

This feature illustrates how CGI is an artform that immense effort and talent goes into. And it's just as much an artform today, on films like Top Gun: Maverick, Frankenstein and Alien: Romulus, they just don't make VFX featurettes anymore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_phh...

With everything being rebooted/long-sequeled, I'm just waiting for the annoucements of: Speed 3 with Keanu & Sandra The Last Starfighter (reboot) Rush Hour IV with Chan & Rock (there's only 3, right?) Red Heat 2 with Arnold Neverending Story (reboot) ...what else?

I still wouldn't want all that money if it meant I had to be him

I don't know who needs to hear this today, but this is what it means when they make a practical puppet movie with "no CGI"

The people who say "having VFX artists add sets and extras in post instead of filming them for real is lazy and bad filmmaking" as a negative about CGI will say "matte painting is a lost art that needs to be brought back". Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.

The funniest part of any Indiana Jones film is that Willie slaps like Indy punches

I know y'all want the Mummy 4 reunion but as long as you make a hard effort to pick apart everything new just to hate it, you don't deserve it

Hey all, did I mention I'm just 800 subs from 100K? Would be so lovely to get that last push <3 If you know anyone who would want to click like and subscribe on this kinda of thing, please share www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniW...

Gotta ask -- now that absolutely no efficiency savings or cheques have come out of D*ge, it's fairly obvious the government just used what they believed was a smart & charismatic guy to illegally steal people's data for IC*, yes? Wild conspiracy theory? Public secret? Public knowledge?

Moviegoers should stop worrying about "unnecessary scenes" in film. The flying cars, billboards and gasoline smoke stacks are all unnecessary to "the plot" of Blade Runner, but what would Blade Runner be without them? Let movies vibe.

They're all good but the No Time to Die one is phenomenal

I edited footage, music and sound effects from four “Halloween” films to construct a seamless chronological timeline of the night Michael Myers came home. video: vimeo.com/1130367912?s...

The glorification of this needs to be stopped. First - it's all bullshit. Any bit of acting by an actor these days is called "DID YOU KNOW this was improvised" Second, this would be really fucking toxic Third, actors CAN FUCKING ACT. They don't need to be "tricked" by someone else going off script

A movie has to warm up. ALL of the Home Alone booby traps are within a 10 minute window

Show me a bigger bokeh than this

The people who say "having VFX artists add sets and extras in post instead of filming them for real is lazy and bad filmmaking" as a negative about CGI will say "matte painting is a lost art that needs to be brought back". Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.

What a blast from the past - I honestly didn't think they made "Top Gun Maverick was all real" videos in 2025, still. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfNN...

Yes, I also think movies used to be better. But I remember saying exactly the same thing in the 90'es. "New movies suck. Bring back the old magic". The biggest reason for the "why are movies so bad now" discourse is --

That's what happens when you tear people apart instead of bring them together you tit

CGI set extensions are just modern matte paintings, human artists creating movie magic. Here's how they work, using Wicked as an example.

HOLD ON, drop this in every VFX discussion you see. No one is allowed to discuss VFX/CGI without having seen this. Phenomenal, @tvaziri.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERKE...

Vanity Fair asked me to talk about visual effects, and it was my great honor to show off some of ILM’s terrific work over the years. Todd Vaziri on Vanity Fair VFX youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...

Friendly reminder that all "did you know" TikToks are bullshit (wait for it) www.youtube.com/shorts/TlM9q...

If they can speed ramp the pigeon to do a double take I can do this #jamesbond

When directors shoot "practical, in camera, for real", who do you think that sets them apart from and what do you think it means about the amount of CGI in the film? #movies #filmmaking #visualeffects #nocgi

Everybody: FUCK YOU JK Emma: K I know she's shit but we're friends Everybody: Why are you friends with a shit person? JK: FUCK YOU EMMA

People seriously have to cut it with the "did you know this was improvised/accidental" gibberish. "Director saw a shot he filmed with the purpose of putting it in his film and decided to put it in his film" is not the lightning in a bottle people make of it. x.com/TheCinesthet...

The raptor is coming today. I hope it has feathers

"But this is different" "is it?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3IA...

Chefs over food. Every. Single. Day.

Just rewatched Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (written by Chris Columbus) and you won't believe how Harry Potter-looking it is, they even have a Dudley

A visual history of the awesomeness of the matte painting. For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes. Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.

A visual history of the awesomeness of the matte painting. For 120 years of filmmaking, sets and extras have been faked in post instead of being filmed practically, for logistics, schedule and budget purposes. Matte painters are still on the credits of modern films. Talent remains, tools change.

Production design is for losers Costume design is for losers Lighting is for losers Makeup is for losers Writing is for losers Sound design is for losers Yea, none of those make sense either, do they?

Q: Why is the CGI in Jurassic Park (1993) still better than the new ones?! A: It's not.

The "cable shot" from Severance was a VFX stitch of 6 plates and a CGI grate. Check out The Editing Podcast 's brilliant Hayden Hillier-Smith interview editor Keith Fraase. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s5P...

Max von Sydow 1975, 2002, 2015

DID YOU KNOW that all TikTok movie trivia videos that start with "Did you know?" is 100% bullshit 100& of the time? www.tiktok.com/@hiddenmovie...

I'm gonna have to give in to the War of the Worlds hype eventually

@tvaziri.com OMG-forgot-to-bring-the-split-diopter alert

I can't even

Return of the Jedi (1983) unused idea The Mummy (1999)

Your IQ will drop 5 points for every minute you are exposed to these videos