Interestingly, the effects in "The Tree of Life" were non-digital, non-CGI. Old style filmmaking by Douglas Trumbull, the closest thing we have to an actual imaginative genius in effects technology.
@quidproquo2004 No, but the method of macro photography of fluids was taken from "2001: A Space Odyssey"'s similar effects. The fellow behind the dazzling "fluid dynamics" seen in "The Fountain" was Peter Parks. The effects he produced cost less than $150,000 US Dollars!
Interestingly, the effects in "The Tree of Life" were non-digital, non-CGI. Old style filmmaking by Douglas Trumbull, the closest thing we have to an actual imaginative genius in effects technology.
TheStockwell 5 months ago
@TheStockwell Did he work on "The Fountain" as well, because, amazingly enough, that didn't involve CGI as well.
quidproquo2004 3 months ago
@quidproquo2004 No, but the method of macro photography of fluids was taken from "2001: A Space Odyssey"'s similar effects. The fellow behind the dazzling "fluid dynamics" seen in "The Fountain" was Peter Parks. The effects he produced cost less than $150,000 US Dollars!
TheStockwell 3 months ago
@TheStockwell Thanks for sharing. His work really was a triumph of the imagination.
quidproquo2004 3 months ago
Probably my favorite scene in one of my favorie films. Thanks for sharing this!
Vanze42 7 months ago