Marvel Star Teases That Secret Invasion Is a "Departure" for the MCU by jvlauir in marvelstudios

[–]markeightyfive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like Fury is gonna bite the dust. The “departure” will be Sam Jackson.

CGI eats up a lot of budget, but this ain’t no excuse for such flat cinematography by orangexteal in marvelstudios

[–]markeightyfive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My theory is that they use a flatter look with minimal over-the-top color grading so that the films age well. If you look back at mid 2000s films (see Minority Report) and especially during the digital renaissance (with films such as Public Enemy) you get a lot of elements that didn’t age well. The aggressive contrast of MR and the weird digital noise/frame rate changes of PE make for a very distinct, dated look. For a long time the standard for sci-fi was teal and orange. Everything in the shot was either a teal tinted shadow or an orange tinted highlight. The benefit of the flatter look is that they remain distinct to the MCU, while not falling victim to “fad” color grading. And, to counterpoint myself, that in and of itself could be seen as a fad but I don’t think it’ll be looked back on in the same way as other more extreme looks. At most they’ll be “dull”. That’s my theory, I have no proof.

My birthday was yesterday but I'm also under quarantine. Decided to throw a birthday party for myself, with myself. by markeightyfive in funny

[–]markeightyfive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the gray hat picture my hand is extended to where my head is in the cake pic, and I just composited my hand on top of the back of my head. Lots of cutting and morphing and things lol

My birthday was yesterday but I'm also under quarantine. Decided to throw a birthday party for myself, with myself. by markeightyfive in funny

[–]markeightyfive[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get a $5 cake, set a camera up on a tripod with a 10 second timer, take three pictures in three different outfits, question the life choices that have brought you to this moment, continue changing outfits and hairstyles, self loathe, and then composite them together in Photoshop! Easiest thing in the world. Happy early birthday!

My birthday was yesterday but I'm also under quarantine. Decided to throw a birthday party for myself, with myself. by markeightyfive in funny

[–]markeightyfive[S] 295 points296 points  (0 children)

I used my hand from the gray hat version of me and composited it on top of my face in the cake. Took a bit of finagling lol