Director Gore Verbinski Criticizes Unreal Engine's Impact on Modern Movie CGI Quality
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Summary
Director Gore Verbinski criticizes modern CGI workflows, particularly the use of Unreal Engine in film production, arguing that it has led to a decline in visual effects quality compared to classic films like Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. He believes the real-time rendering capabilities of Unreal Engine encourage rushed production and lack the meticulous craftsmanship of traditional CGI methods, resulting in less impressive and less enduring visual effects.
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In an interview with But Why Tho?, Gore Verbinski, director of The Ring, Rango, and the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, was asked why visual effects in movies
Director Gore Verbinski says Unreal Engine is 'the greatest slip backwards' for movie CGI
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