William Conrad narrated the earlier portion of this compilation. Mark Hamill voiced a later part. Tom Cruise contributed some. I heard Ron Howard give his observations on SFX productions in movies he had directed.
I am shocked that nobody uses this technique anymore, I think this looks 100x more realistic and appealing than the CG that they used for the other movies
Maybe there are times when these techniques were used and it felt realistic(to be clear, I'm not blaming the crew who made these movies, I can't imagine how hard it would be to use these techniques and make it seem as believable as cgi, I'm just denying the fact you can even compare it to cgi), but that certainly doesn't include the first star wars trilogy. When stop motion is used, it looks incredibly clunky, when ships are fighting everything in the scene just seems so disconnected from each other, not to mention how low-quality the shots of the models look. The only advantage to having models is how realistic the lighting looks, because actual lights are used and humans are great at telling computer generated lighting from real lighting, but even cgi lighting is getting more and more realistic.
Again with this complaint. Just so we're clear, any single one of the prequel films had more practical effects than the entire Original Trilogy combined. You can look at any scene, and it uses this tech in greater detail.
They actually still do. They are doing it in The Mandalorian and they still say that it remains the favoured technique because it is less costly than cgi.
Overreliance on CGI (among with other factors like Marvel movies and other films/shows becoming cash-grabs) also resulted in a decline of quality of writing and storytelling. I wonder how many directors and SFX artists at the present would have the same level of creativity if they were to make movies in the 70s and 80s.
@@Theophan123 There were loads of terrible films made in that era too. For every great movie we remember there are a couple dozens of forgettable ones, regardless of the decade.
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1:36 Wow this visual illusion is freaking awesome. Unbelievable what creativity and intelligence can get you.
6:54 deleted scene from Take On Me
Who would think this would still be mind-blowing in 2022? My guess is that it will still be for years to come. Herculean effort.
It's more mindblowing today because software made everybody lazy
I love how Mark Hamill and the other narrators explain how computers work as if people were learning about their existence for the first time
Fascinating
I was gonna say this too. I think this deserves not j one “fascinating” and 11 likes, so I’ll say it anyways.
Fascinating.
Absolutely brilliant
I can watch stuff like this all day.
Thank you John Dykstra....
Mark hamill narrating at the end was gold
1:55 That artist right there also worked on Tron (1982), I believe.
William Conrad narrated the earlier portion of this compilation. Mark Hamill voiced a later part. Tom Cruise contributed some. I heard Ron Howard give his observations on SFX productions in movies he had directed.
Amazing!
I am shocked that nobody uses this technique anymore, I think this looks 100x more realistic and appealing than the CG that they used for the other movies
Christopher Nolan did use it in Interstellar, except he didnt use any blue or green screen.
@@liminal2765 that was the last sci-fi movie I ever saw that felt ‘real’, not a CGI imitation of it.
Maybe there are times when these techniques were used and it felt realistic(to be clear, I'm not blaming the crew who made these movies, I can't imagine how hard it would be to use these techniques and make it seem as believable as cgi, I'm just denying the fact you can even compare it to cgi), but that certainly doesn't include the first star wars trilogy. When stop motion is used, it looks incredibly clunky, when ships are fighting everything in the scene just seems so disconnected from each other, not to mention how low-quality the shots of the models look. The only advantage to having models is how realistic the lighting looks, because actual lights are used and humans are great at telling computer generated lighting from real lighting, but even cgi lighting is getting more and more realistic.
Again with this complaint. Just so we're clear, any single one of the prequel films had more practical effects than the entire Original Trilogy combined. You can look at any scene, and it uses this tech in greater detail.
They actually still do. They are doing it in The Mandalorian and they still say that it remains the favoured technique because it is less costly than cgi.
It's amazing how superior this looks to CGI today. Technology has improved, but not artistry and craftsmanship.
Overreliance on CGI (among with other factors like Marvel movies and other films/shows becoming cash-grabs) also resulted in a decline of quality of writing and storytelling. I wonder how many directors and SFX artists at the present would have the same level of creativity if they were to make movies in the 70s and 80s.
@@Theophan123 There were loads of terrible films made in that era too. For every great movie we remember there are a couple dozens of forgettable ones, regardless of the decade.
This is why the old films were better. Because they made the effort.
Mark Hamill is narrating this.
Sorry, that's actually William Conrad.
@@rickfipps1489 that sounds like hamil
Hamil is narrarating the empire part
William Conrad and Tom Cruise, too.
@@jedifonz7684 I'd wondered about that. Thanks for the confirmation.
when movies had dedicated imagination and creativity behind it
Not stupid gender politics and things nothing to do with an already wonderful story
I wonder why the switch was made from blue screens to green? Could it be because green screens work better with CGI?
I think it has something to do with digital cameras? But not entirely sure.
All the pore models 😭😭😭
The truth is: they were not built to last...just to survive their shots and that's pretty much it.
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MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU.
Hahaha
A computer controlled camera 😂😂😂