Current Events > Has reliance on special effects made movies and TV shows less creative?

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I was listening to a podcast with one of my favorite artists and he made an interesting claim that movies and TV shows (particularly sci-fi, horror, action) in the past (80s and prior) used more creativity for costumes and make-up and special effects, whereas now it can be done more easily with computers and thus requires less creativity.

What do you think?
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Wouldn't they still be creative with computers instead? If anything, (good) CG allows storytelling creativity go way beyond what was possible with actual props and sets. Maybe creativity isn't quite they word they're looking for?

Raikuro posted...

Wouldn't they still be creative with computers instead? If anything, (good) CG allows storytelling creativity go way beyond what was possible with actual props and sets. Maybe creativity isn't quite they word they're looking for?

I think an example is that in NYC, there is the Museum of Moving Image which contain props from movies and TV shows and footage of their usage in their media. Portraying a large building from a 70s or 80s movie involved panning a camera up on a small 4 foot model. These days, it would just be a CGI building.
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