The Interchangeability of VFX and Live Action and Its Implications for Realism

[...]the idea that the cinematographer's encounter with reality and the framing of it (i.e., subjectivity) "contributes something to [the embellishment of] the order of natural creation instead of providing a substitute for it" (Bazin 15) is totally irrelevant given today's digit...

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Published in:Journal of film and video 2017-04, Vol.69 (1), p.3-17
Main Author: Giralt, Gabriel F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artistic realism
Boards of trustees
Cameras
Cinema and Film Studies
Cinematography
Computer-generated imagery
Digital images
Motion picture industry
Motion Pictures
Movies
Photographic lenses
Realism
Reality
Subjectivity
Winter
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Summary:[...]the idea that the cinematographer's encounter with reality and the framing of it (i.e., subjectivity) "contributes something to [the embellishment of] the order of natural creation instead of providing a substitute for it" (Bazin 15) is totally irrelevant given today's digital environment standards. VFX are measured by reality to the extent that they are realistic. [...]there is only one way for realism to be authentic, and that is for it to be based on reality.
ISSN:0742-4671
1934-6018
DOI:10.5406/jfilmvideo.69.1.0003