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Originally Posted by Thrillerboy
I think this is the ultimate dealbreaker for anyone just up and putting out something ground-breaking. Because the resources needed are so great, we have to hope that someone with the means to do so is actually willing to go down that road. I've got money to throw at projects if I care to, and there are plenty enough people in that same boat. It just comes down to the project being seemingly worth it.
I've bought several Missa clips, and have been utterly disappointed in all but two or thee of them. (Though she puts in quite the effort for what little resources she has) Same goes for when I was buying Taylormadeclips. Then, I threw support behind Freeborn, only for them to fall off the face of the Earth again. So, now I'm just jaded with what I throw money at, and it's not as if there are a plethora of projects out there in the first place.
I would love to make my own live action tf-short, but again, it's not just something you wake up one day, and read a couple of tutorials on. Last I checked, the software alone to do motion capture, and cgi morphs cost quite a pretty penny, and if you want to deal with prosthetics and makeup, then that's a whole 'nother animal. Explains why the people who actually are making this stuff cut corners in how they shoot the scenes, or just don't have enough resources to make a great finished product.
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Yes, you are right, but I try to be optimistic about the costs. Nowadays there are more than ever FX artists and related who are less expensive than the "elite" in the 80's or 90's. Moreover, twenty years ago you had to expend more than 100,000 USD in decent animatronics, and now I am sure that the final cost (mechanisms + electronics + props) could be made for less than 10,000 USD. Yes, more than an independent short-film producer can afford right now, but it is far less than some claim to make a movie on kickstarter. And about the software, it is as expensive as ever just because the new software is much more better than the old one. Just have a look at the CGI monsters in Hercules series and you'll be sure that you can do that with a cheap outdate software + machine
. So, all in all, I am confident that in a few years we could see some very interesting stuff from "independent" hands
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