As I've already said this blog is a response to my weekly lectures, and should be entertaining, however im getting off to a terrible start as i cant remember what the first lecture was about, which serves me right for not making this blog on the day of the lecture...
right ive just grabbed my notes for the lecture. and i remember now...ish
the lecture was based around realism, what is realism and all tha, there was also a cute little story about some ancient greek? names were something like platypus and the baddie from 300, xerxes? names arent important. the story told of how realistic their paintings were, platypus painted grapes so real looking a bird flew into the stone hed painted on! but xerxes painted a curtain so realistic that platypus went to draw it back and his fingers hit the stone painting of curtains... now i might be wrong but i THINK the moral was realism fools people not just nature... personally id have said something about my dog still barking at the mirror everytime she sees her reflection...
what got to me as a physical special effects artist was talking about CGI in movies, whilst this can be used to amazing levels and can often fool you, i just feel its too abstracted from reality, like final fantasy the spirits within, looked great but as pointed out in the lecture the people were too perfect... they didnt look real... it just wasnt right, HOWEVER when physical effects are used CGI can enhance them, but without the real thing there CGI is a pale imitation of something real
umm off subject i know... in short
-platypus and xerxes
-platypus fooled nature
-xerxes fooled platypus
-realism fools humans not just nature
-CGI
-takes life away from a target
-imitates without creation
-can be used to enhance reality
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