By Visual effects in film have reached a point that can really only be described as magical. Only a few scant years ago, we were at a point where if a C.G.I. guy came running across the screen, it would probably induce a moment of mood-breaking laughter. Whether it was too bright to blend in, too herky-jerky in its animation, or just having one of those awful early 2000s Uncanny Valley faces, things have been rough with more people relying on computers.
Now, a decade into the 21st Century, it’s really amazing what can be done. Entire worlds can rise and fall. The true masters of visual effects, however, still maintain a combination of computer wizardry and old-school practical effects and trickery. Our winner of this year’s Best Visual Effects award did this with such artistry that it achieved one of the true tests of visual effects; we have to question which parts are real and which parts are computer-generated. Check out our winner below the jump!
Visual effects in film have reached a point that can really only be described as magical. Only a few scant years ago, we were at a point where if a C.G.I. guy came running across the screen, it would probably induce a moment of mood-breaking laughter. Whether it was too bright to blend in, too herky-jerky in its animation, or just having one of those awful early 2000s Uncanny Valley faces, things have been rough with more people relying on computers.
Now, a decade into the 21st Century, it’s really amazing what can be done. Entire worlds can rise and fall. The true masters of visual effects, however, still maintain a combination of computer wizardry and old-school practical effects and trickery. Our winner of this year’s Best Visual Effects award did this with such artistry that it achieved one of the true tests of visual effects; we have to question which parts are real and which parts are computer-generated. Check out our winner below the jump!{{page_break}}
It’s Inception by a nose! Despite some serious competition from Tron: Legacy and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, both films with some truly amazing special effects, Christopher Nolan’s reality-bending tale of dreams within dreams managed to come out on top. From bending the entire city of Paris in half to a thrilling fight sequence through a rotating hallway, Inception offers some seriously cool, technically astounding effects greatly worthy of Best Visual Effects. You can see the close race in the voting numbers below.
Inception: 6
Tron: Legacy: 5
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: 4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1: 1
Splice: 1