Post by snsurone on Dec 24, 2017 19:09:13 GMT
Nowadays, most "art direction"--interiors and exteriors are CGI, which I consider cheapening.
So very true, snsurone. Art Direction is an integral part of every film's artistic vision. And I, too, prefer the "old fashioned" way. I'm never a fan of CGI in ordinary art direction, though in some instances it can enhance a set or a landscape, if necessary, which in the old days would have been done with optical effects. Too much of it (and especially if it's obvious) destroys the joy of the artistic unity, in my opinion. I love the art direction in all the films you mention, among so many, many more. There are, truly, too many to name. I'm always amazed at the artistry of the great art directors who create a world within a world that carries an audience through a narrative in so many beautiful and often amazing ways.
There was a brilliant artist named Jack Cosgrove, whose paintings provided backgrounds for GWTW and other films.
Too bad there is nobody today of that artistic caliber, and as such, backgrounds have to be CGI.