Top image from Brainstorm Digital<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n You\u2019d be surprised at some of the films that frequently rely on VFX<\/strong>. While they\u00a0are\u00a0now\u00a0applied to\u00a0almost every feature film for minor touch-ups, many movies rely on VFX\u00a0<\/strong>to create objects, moods, or even entire locations that would otherwise\u00a0be expensive, difficult, or even impossible to depict. They also make filmmaking much more forgiving by allowing production mistakes to be solved in post-production, rather than with a reshoot. Here are a few truly astounding breakdowns of what goes into the modern Hollywood picture.<\/p>\n https:\/\/vimeo.com\/119921049#t=53s<\/p>\n We\u2019ll start with the more subtle examples of what capabilities computers have provided us with. The 2014 film\u00a0Nightcrawler<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>while grounded in reality and\u00a0not overly-stylistic, still benefitted from a plethora of\u00a0minor adjustments that individually may seem pointless, but come together to create a perfect image as opposed to a slightly flawed one.<\/p>\n This breakdown of the car chase in the film’s last act demonstrates\u00a0some impressive digital\u00a0compositing skills<\/a> that are\u00a0applied to\u00a0everything from changing the color of a traffic light\u00a0to replacing Jake Gyllenhaal’s<\/a> ponytail.<\/p>\nNightcrawler<\/h3>\n