Visual effects technology has become enormously sophisticated in recent decades. And yet the VFX industry itself is in a tough spot. It’s not uncommon for visual effects artists to put in up to 100-hour work weeks to meet a studio’s deadline and accommodate last-minute changes.
That’s why you may find yourself watching a movie or TV show and thinking: Huh, the CGI in this scene — the computer-generated imagery — is not as good as it should be.
Director Taika Waititi had this observation about his own film in a clip making the rounds last week, courtesy of Vanity Fair. Promoting “Thor: Love and Thunder” along with star Tessa Thompson, the pair can be seen staring at a monitor and joking about a scene from the movie:
