Chapter 10The Future

 

 

 

 

This is not an attempt to envision visual effects a hundred years from now. I leave this type of prediction to sci-fi writers. Instead, I am simply pointing out technologies and trends that are already happening and are likely to affect the way we create and use visual effects in movies and TV in the near future. Major changes may happen within the next few years. It is fairly safe to bet that computers will continue to grow even faster and more powerful, digital cameras will become smaller and more portable, image quality and resolution will increase, and VFX in general will play an even bigger role in the production of film, TV programs, commercials, and even corporate and home video. But what will be the real ...

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