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Ms Wonderstarr - just out of curiosity, do you feel that the BBC should avoid doing SF until they can do so with SFX that rate above 'OK'?
I see what you mean. "SFX" isn't just one thing though ~ there is a scale of special effects in terms of ambition, scope and magnitude, and I think to be honest the BBC does stretch too far. The Daleks flying out of a Canada Wharf tower at the end of the final Doctor Who is an example, for instance. Maybe some of the Zeppelin CGI sequences in the first Captain Jack episode. They broke me out of the fiction and in the former case actually looked a bit comical and embarrassing.
Most other effects sequences in the last two Doctor Who series I found quite impressive, considering that they obviously aren't working with the same budget as a Hollywood blockbuster. I think you can use that kind of budget intelligently and attempt modest sfx though; effects that still convince and create a plausible uncanny or alien phenomenon, rather than trying to reach for something you can't convincingly achieve.
True, the Torchwood trailer didn't really look awful and I was being a bit "difficult" above. It is an interesting broader question though. I see what you mean and I hope you maybe see what I mean. |
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