Todd Vaziri is doing a great job being an ambassador for the VFX industry and explaining that good VFX are very much made by people not computers.
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The Making of “Roma” – VFX Breakdown
…practical and digital and language…
“I studied the classical effects from classical films. I don’t know only the new techniques, I know the old techniques. When you were talking about compositing an image, the language is still the same – matte lines, roto, matte paintings. You’re using the same language as before. Grain, haze, atmospheric dispersion, specularity – the language is the same.”
Paul Greer 