There is so much to say..
anyway, on my course special effects, the strive is to create the most realistic effect possible, whether that be a pyrotechnic, weather effect or even model.
Take Blade Runner or instance..
The shot above is one of the opening shots, showing the sprawling city Blade Runner takes place in, its beautiful and highly realistic.
Yet its a model..
Wow.
So obviously they have done their job well, because without the jaded view of the audience (knowing there is no city like that and therefore it cant be real)the shot does look highly realistic, and its fantastic. We wouldn't know looking at that picture with no prior knowledge that it wasn't a real place.
So this is good! but then again an effect like this..
is disturbing and disgusting. I don't even know what it is!
It is also fantastic, and a brilliant job.
However something strange happened in our lecture, people complained about this scene being showed, firstly and foremost I would like to say the people that complained should find a new fucking line of work, its pathetic and showing this scene was totally justified.
However, this proved people were disturbed by seeing these images, The Thing has an 18 age certificate, so obviously young frail minds shouldnt be seeing it, but what happens if they do, is it possible for people in my industry and indeed others to create something so realistic it is grotesque and shouldnt be seen?
Well then, this is an interesting debate.
Look at this thing then!?
I THINK THIS IS GROTESQUE.
look at it?! its horrible, yet it is sold around the world so little children can play 'mum and dads'
I'm not sure if its satisfying some human need to nurture something, however is it a bad message to be giving to our children? should they be playing with these dolls, wanting to become mothers at such a young age? it gets you thinking
side note: the line this baby doll comes from is called, 'so truly real'
mental.
Now in some ways this debate runs parallel with the whole 'how much violence in the media is right' debate.
I mean, having a really realistic video game where you kill someone in a realistic way, and give it to a kid? well that cant be a good thing can it. Thats them desensitised to killing, maybe they will even get a taste for it. Which is worrying.
So then we have this double sided weapon..
Realistic Violence
being wheeled out on supermarket shelves,
so this is defiantly worrying, I mean, to the incorruptible brains of the adults it may not be, BUT THINK OF THE KIDS.
and i'm kind of a hypocrite here because if someone told me I couldn't play COD because it might make me a killer, I would tell them to "fuck off and dont be stupid"
but I guess in a world of 6 billion there would be someone who could be influenced by these realistic shoot 'em ups!
and then do just that..
so once again we reach this barrier, realism is a good thing to certain extents, flight simulators for instance, I mean this feels a bit tacked on at the end, but I watched Apollo 13 the other night, and not only is the realistic nature of the film insightful its also exciting.
So realism is I say again good! back in the olden days if DaVinci had done unrealistic anatomical drawings to avoid being called a witch by the state, hundreds of people would have died, maybe thousands and modern medicine would be different.
but there is no forgetting events like Columbine, and it leaves me thinking, if 'Doom' something very unrealistic and semi violent could 'cause' some kids to shoot up a high school. Then what could an ultra realistic and ultra ultra violent video game like 'Grand Theft Auto 4' do?
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