The Panda Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 From early reviews it sounds like the Hobbit may end up locked for second place (maybe Pacific Rim can sneak past it into second, but I doubt it), and then it's between Elysium, Iron Man 3, and STiD for 4th and 5th place. I don't see Oblivion, World War Z, Thor, or Man of Steel getting the nod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrendar44 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Does anyone here know whether it is easier or cheaper to make effects with a desaturated color palette than with a saturated color palette? Just asking as the number of big effects movies with desaturated colors >> number of big effects movies with saturated and bright colors. I don't think it's "cheaper" but colors add lot of information to render just for texture work, to get the hue/saturation right whereas desaturation mutes the chromatic range so nothing is vivid going from bright blue to vivid red. I'd say it's more of a safe artistic choice because face it, desaturation is synonymous with "ultra-realism" in movies since Saving Private Ryan. So when a movie comes up with bright effects, people deem it not realistic, outlandish or cartoonish because for them realism should be rendered in grey.(blue-ish grey, brown-ish grey, yellow-ish grey and so on). It's more of a perception of what reality is and how it should be replicated on a picture. This article is interesting on the subject. Edited December 9, 2013 by dashrendar44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Gravity The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Iron Man 3 Pacific Rim Star Trek Into Darkness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 GravityHobbit 2Iron Man 3Pacific RimStar Trek into the DarknessAlt: World War Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 actually a nice article abt TLR which I totally agree with http://www.avclub.com/article/bad-box-office-shouldnt-keep-the-lone-ranger-from--200764 TLR was a really great looking movie & considering how much effort was put in this it totally deserves the recognition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 12th annual VES Awards Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture “Gravity”: Tim Webber, Nikki Penny, Chris Lawrence, Richard Mcbride“Iron Man 3”: Christopher Townsend, Mark Soper, Guy Williams, Bryan Grill“Pacific Rim”: John Knoll, Susan Greenhow, Chris Raimo, Hal Hickel“Star Trek: Into Darkness”: Roger Guyett, Luke O’Byrne, Ron Ames, Ben Grossman“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”: Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, Kevin Sherwood, David Clayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 that will be the Oscar 5 imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 FINAL PREDICTION:Gravity The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Iron Man 3 Oblivion Pacific Rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder storm Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 we have:“Gravity”“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”“Iron Man 3”“The Lone Ranger”“Star Trek Into Darkness” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eXtacy Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 long ranger is a major surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 As is the Pacific Rim snub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 http://fxrant.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/the-vfx-predictinator-86th-academy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 As is the Pacific Rim snub Its not a snub, it just looked cheap and didn't deserve a nod. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChD Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Its not a snub, it just looked cheap and didn't deserve a nod. Sure it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Sure it did. How?? A lot of it looked pretty fake, especially all the action in the first hour. There were at least 5 films this year with better CGI so it didn't deserve a nod, especially when its been done better in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Pacific Rim look a hell of a lot more realistic than Iron Man 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Pacific Rim look a hell of a lot more realistic than Iron Man 3 If Gravity had not been released this year Pacific Rim would have been my win. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Pacific Rim look a hell of a lot more realistic than Iron Man 3 lol, no. Tony's house being destroyed looked great. The first and last action set pieces in PR looked cheap. Edited February 3, 2014 by Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Pretty nifty montage of all the films that have won since '77. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 VES Awards: ‘Gravity’ Wins 6 Including Top Prize; ‘Frozen’ Goes 4-For-4; 3 Nods For ‘Game Of Thrones’ mostly DoS & TLR - welcome surprises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
