Chapter 2VFX as a Filmmaking Tool
When we published the reel that showcased our VFX work on director Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street we anticipated a fair number of viewings, considering the relative buzz around the movie. But nothing prepared us for the massive response the reel received the moment it went online. The counter topped one million views in less than two weeks, and the clip became a subject for numerous articles on websites like Gizmodo, The Verge, and France’s Le Figaro. We were truly taken by surprise. We were proud of our work, of course, but never thought it was particularly spectacular or groundbreaking. Only after reading through the comments did we realize that the reel had become so popular because it ...
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