IMPORTANCE OF VISUAL EFFECTS IN FILMMAKING

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This world is full of stories, they are all around us, and these stories need to be told. In order to tell these stories, certain mediums are required, and filmmaking is one such medium. Filmmaking is a medium where different art forms and techniques come together. One such technique is Visual Effects. It is the technique of creating or manipulating imagery, outside the context of live action shooting.  Thirty years ago the visuals that were not possible to achieve, today they are, all thanks to visual effects. To achieve certain visuals, without the help of visual effects, would call for higher costs, would be time consuming, labour intensive, and most importantly the visuals will look dull on screen. A thing about vfx is, the best vfx work is unrecognizable. When viewers cannot recognize, if the visuals on the screen are live action or are done with the help of vfx, that is the proof of good vfx work. Today every movie produced is touched by the technique of vfx, regardless of their genre. But why has visual effects become such an integral part of filmmaking? Why is it so important? To answer these questions, here are the importance of visual effects in filmmaking.

NEW STORIES CAN BE TOLD

Stories that could not have been told 30 years ago, is possible to say today, thanks to vfx. For example- a film like Avatar, would not have been possible to make in the year 1990, it is only due to advancement of technology, the film was possible to make. Vfx has given writers and filmmakers the liberty to tell new stories.

COST EFFECTIVE

If vfx was not available to filmmakers, they had to rely on production design, commonly known as art direction. For example- to build a fantasy world, full of mystical creatures and surroundings, the art director and costume designer would have to work, in order to build such a theme. This would take a huge amount of money, cost of properties, costumes, paint, make-up, or for example- a stadium full of people, would require a lot of extras to be paid. All of these can be done in a computer screen, in a cost effective manner.

  

EFFICIENCY

With absence of vfx, the cost of production would go up, and so would the time. To build realistic sets would take months of time, whereas with vfx, the time consumed would be much less.

VISUAL REALISM

Visual realism is the extent to which an image looks as a photo rather than computer generated image. Vfx makes images look realistic and makes people believe in it. Good vfx work is unrecognizable, which means people are not able to decide if it is a photo or CGI. If vfx was not available, it would have been impossible to tell certain stories, and most importantly make them look realistic.

The world around us is changing, and the way we tell stories, is too. Today, visual effects has become an integral part of filmmaking. Visual effects adds high value to the storytelling process, and gives the viewers an experience to remember. Visual effects artists work in close collaboration with the director and cinematographer of a film, and today, visual effects artistshave become storytellers in their own rights. If you have a storyteller within you and visual effects is your medium, then, Arena AnimationChowringhee, can help you fulfill your dreams. We have a faculty of trained professionals to guide you towards your desired career. We wish you all the best in achieving all your goals in life.