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Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by 2III7 on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @04:23PM (#30184243)
Arrakis was mostly filmed in a desert, how did it not feel real? The CGI in Dune was pretty decent IMO and the highlight for me was the ornithopters wing flapping. The motion blur of the wings was simply amazing.
Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by fvdessen on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @05:24PM (#30184955)
From the making of I can see online it seems most of it is actually filmed in studio, especially when actors are involved up close.

It is noticable that it’s not filmed in a hot place because the actors are never sweating, they move too fast, their skin doesn’t have the color and texture of a strong tan, they don’t seem affected by transitioning from hot to cold, they touch sand with naked hands, etc. Compare with western movies that are actually filmed on location, they somehow feel like they’re filmed on a hotter planet than arakis

EDIT: seems that most of the scenes in the desert filmed in situ were also in relatively cold deserts as the filming crew is wearing down jackets

Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by kgabis on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:29AM (#30191159)
Would you sweat on Arrakis? I've never been to a dry desert, but I've heard that sweat can evaporate there very quickly and it's very hard to become sweaty.
Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by whoisburbansky on Thursday February 03, 2022 @02:39PM (#30197639)
As someone who grew up in the United Arab Emirates, being sweaty is your default state of being for most of the year.
Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by slaw on Thursday February 03, 2022 @05:41AM (#30190858)
I can't imagine not using on Arrakis any head cover and sunglasses.