I wonder if I was watching Ghost Busters the day they made the video. Two years ago I actually bought the DVD and watched it, it was 2009... maybe I was watching, maybe....
Never fear Steve! We love practical efx! And even though I understand the fact that cgi needs to be used too to create a character the practical efx will have the emotional response from the audience! Despise the fact I have seen AVATAR and I think it looks pretty good, I could not relate to the digital world of it!
I don't mind a bit of CGI, but I wish that studios wouldn't completely abandon physical special effects for it. Movies just aren't as good when the actors are acting on a green screen instead of seeing what they're interacting with. Little Shop of Horrors comes to mind, that puppet looked much better than any CG sequences I've seen.
r u kidding me, digital effects have nothing on what these guys did in ghostbusters. Slimer is one of the best puppets i've ever seen - hilarious but scary too...
I think when cg and practical f/x r used together to bring a creature to life is when u see the best f/x but too much of either and the overall effect suffers a little.
god i am hoping to be a director in the futer and i dont think people will watch my movies. i love puppets and old school fx. and nobody will watch them
fuck cgi. it never looked good. it never will. it dont care how a cool people think avater is. it still lookes as shit as all the other crap these days
I think CGI's good but there have a lot incidiences in the movies where CGI has been used when it wasn't even necessary. Besides lots of CGI effects lately look so cheap and unreal to me. It's also putting sculptors, costume designers/makers and makeup artists for the movies out of work. Besides some of the best work to be proud of is the kind that gets your hands dirty. CGI should only be used when no other alternative will work!
I want to see anyone, i mean ANYONE in hollywood save themselves a few million and go back to practical effects for a scifi of horror movie....just once....... Its time consuming but trust me its more fun for the effects team and the audience.
@RogerRabid I agree with you. Sure it takes more time but CGI shouldn't be used when costumes, makeup and animatronics will work just as well and even more realistically! Too much CGI in a movie shows laziness.
I agree. It would be great for you to utilize the same techniques used for creature creation for the third film instead of just allowing for the ghosts to be completely CG. Maybe Mr. Johnson can campaign to Reitman or Sony to utilize the old-school effects for the film.
I know he was loosely based on Belushi in part, But I wonder what the Slimer character was like when he was alive. LOL Must have been an interesting guy huh?
They need to find a way of putting that human touch back into FX laden films, Those human hands involved just put a sense of life into things, even when very basic. Most CGI still leaves a synthetic aftertaste in the brain. I think most know what I am talking about there.
CGI is just an extra tool. Why not get rid of computer editing and go back to doing it all in camera, rewinding film as they did a century ago ?
CGI as a tool can do so many things very easily, just as practical effects can do stuff much more easily and cheaply than CGI. It's just a matter of finding the right balance.
Because some traditional effects look bad too. In Ghostbusters, for example, there are some scenes that (IMO) would have looked better if they were done with CGI, like Dana's transformation on top of the tower.
you are awesome! If sony asked you to in some way work on Ghostbusters 3 would you? Id rather have the real film making puppets and miniatures and all that stuff back into the movies.. So sick of all this "digital age" nothing is real i cant think "how'd they do that' cause its just all done with computers now.
I wonder if I was watching Ghost Busters the day they made the video. Two years ago I actually bought the DVD and watched it, it was 2009... maybe I was watching, maybe....
Fapsamup 2 months ago
I wish they would start using these practical effects in films again, and enhance them digitally.
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Never fear Steve! We love practical efx! And even though I understand the fact that cgi needs to be used too to create a character the practical efx will have the emotional response from the audience! Despise the fact I have seen AVATAR and I think it looks pretty good, I could not relate to the digital world of it!
entennstudio 9 months ago
thank god for slime getting a tail, that ass is gross.lol
Gum2Gum 11 months ago
this was really interesting to see how they did thei
WorkSucksChannel 11 months ago
i don't mind cgi but I'm more a fan to hand drawn animation, practical effects and puppets
cyberdragonessmaster 1 year ago
I don't mind a bit of CGI, but I wish that studios wouldn't completely abandon physical special effects for it. Movies just aren't as good when the actors are acting on a green screen instead of seeing what they're interacting with. Little Shop of Horrors comes to mind, that puppet looked much better than any CG sequences I've seen.
enigmatically 1 year ago 2
r u kidding me, digital effects have nothing on what these guys did in ghostbusters. Slimer is one of the best puppets i've ever seen - hilarious but scary too...
toffee20 1 year ago
@toffee20 the district 9 aliens are better, but this stuff was amazing.
hugeackman 1 year ago
I think when cg and practical f/x r used together to bring a creature to life is when u see the best f/x but too much of either and the overall effect suffers a little.
ANGERMAN27 1 year ago
god i am hoping to be a director in the futer and i dont think people will watch my movies. i love puppets and old school fx. and nobody will watch them
cantosprofanae 1 year ago
fuck cgi. it never looked good. it never will. it dont care how a cool people think avater is. it still lookes as shit as all the other crap these days
cantosprofanae 1 year ago
I think CGI's good but there have a lot incidiences in the movies where CGI has been used when it wasn't even necessary. Besides lots of CGI effects lately look so cheap and unreal to me. It's also putting sculptors, costume designers/makers and makeup artists for the movies out of work. Besides some of the best work to be proud of is the kind that gets your hands dirty. CGI should only be used when no other alternative will work!
pytko3 1 year ago
I want to see anyone, i mean ANYONE in hollywood save themselves a few million and go back to practical effects for a scifi of horror movie....just once....... Its time consuming but trust me its more fun for the effects team and the audience.
RogerRabid 1 year ago
@RogerRabid I agree with you. Sure it takes more time but CGI shouldn't be used when costumes, makeup and animatronics will work just as well and even more realistically! Too much CGI in a movie shows laziness.
pytko3 1 year ago
I just love these videos honey, keep 'em coming, I LURVE all this best wishes xxx
TheKEaton76 2 years ago
I agree. It would be great for you to utilize the same techniques used for creature creation for the third film instead of just allowing for the ghosts to be completely CG. Maybe Mr. Johnson can campaign to Reitman or Sony to utilize the old-school effects for the film.
codebreaker2001 2 years ago
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codebreaker2001 2 years ago
Bring back the rubber!
Galforg 2 years ago 3
I got to work with Mark Wilson on "Repo Men". Nice guy. We got along well, easy to work with.
toygod1138 2 years ago
I know he was loosely based on Belushi in part, But I wonder what the Slimer character was like when he was alive. LOL Must have been an interesting guy huh?
They need to find a way of putting that human touch back into FX laden films, Those human hands involved just put a sense of life into things, even when very basic. Most CGI still leaves a synthetic aftertaste in the brain. I think most know what I am talking about there.
CessnaDriver2 2 years ago
I'd rather watch a movie with practical effects and puppets than CGI any day
KelliculusRex 2 years ago 26
as always a great job, this show is better than ever please more and more superman haha.
OMARANGEL 2 years ago
CGI is just an extra tool. Why not get rid of computer editing and go back to doing it all in camera, rewinding film as they did a century ago ?
CGI as a tool can do so many things very easily, just as practical effects can do stuff much more easily and cheaply than CGI. It's just a matter of finding the right balance.
rotwang2000 2 years ago
@rotwang2000
Because some traditional effects look bad too. In Ghostbusters, for example, there are some scenes that (IMO) would have looked better if they were done with CGI, like Dana's transformation on top of the tower.
EuphrasieF 7 months ago
i dont like the new cgi it never looks as good as the old special effects
antgolub 2 years ago 29
Slimer is a very memorable ghost and character. Great job to you and the crew that brought that slimmy little fella to "life" (no pun intended).
codebreaker2001 2 years ago
you are awesome! If sony asked you to in some way work on Ghostbusters 3 would you? Id rather have the real film making puppets and miniatures and all that stuff back into the movies.. So sick of all this "digital age" nothing is real i cant think "how'd they do that' cause its just all done with computers now.
nightmarereject 2 years ago 2
Very cool. Nice to hear about the idea of bringing back some practical effects into what has become a more digital age.
HappyPalooza 2 years ago
look at slimers ass, very well crafted
uberswampmonsta 2 years ago 2
Dirt is good :)
JoaoAlv3s 2 years ago 3
Thanks for these Steve!! LONG LIVE GHOSTBUSTERS!!!! Here's hoping for a third one!!!!
billstrikesback 2 years ago 2
don't worry the third one is coming, sony pictures approved it
adamburr884 2 years ago
Last I knew it was still awaiting a green light
RetroRepair 2 years ago
I love these videos and I love Ghostbusters. Thank you Steve
DrMcCoolio 2 years ago