Watch This: Fascinating ‘Why It Feels Like the End of VFX’ Video Essay
by Alex Billington
May 28, 2024
Source: YouTube
“It’s a game called, ‘Find What’s Wrong With This Shot.'” Here is another must watch new video about the current state of the VFX industry in cinema. It’s a 20 minute video essay created by Crafthive called “VFX r u ok? Why It Feels Like the End of VFX.” The creators take a cold, hard look at what’s happening with visual effects (aka CGI and/or VFX) and all of the problems right now, from creative executives to financial struggles to bad filmmakers, and everything else going on. They explain that nowadays VFX has been turned into a commodity, they’re “more artisan than artists” now, which isn’t a good thing. Yes they even touch on A.I., crypto, Marvel, and all these other dangerous topics. It’s not looking good… If you’re wondering why, this is a great place to start. This video is also a nice complement to the ‘No CGI’ is Really Just Invisible CGI video essay series that debuted last year. The Phil Tippett quote they include in this (8:55) is fantastic. I’m glad they’re talking about all this and being so blunt about how screwed up the whole movie industry is now.
Thanks to VFX maestro Todd Vaziri (follow him here) for the tip on this video. Intro from YouTube: “This video has been a long time coming. A year post strikes and our industry is still struggling to recover. Many of us are struggling to find work and make sense of everything going on. We’ve definitely been battling a lot of career anxiety lately… We delve into the issues the industry had for years prior, and all of the current threats to our industry like strikes, tax credit reductions, the trend of downplaying CGI (No CGI) and AI.” This video essay on the VFX industry is created by Crafthive based in Canada – “just two cool 3D Artists Doing Our Best.” They are described as a “Montreal-based VFX Outsourcing Company.” Follow Crafthive on IG @crafthivedesign or visit their official website or watch more of their videos on their YouTube. For more on the current state of the VFX industry, watch these videos. Enjoy more video essays here. Your thoughts?
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