How all these special effects shots are composited, more specifically, just how many different images are used in such composites, is not something I ever really thought about. I guess I kind of assumed for a long time that computers could just stick the shot plates and the digital elements together without much effort. But I suppose it makes sense that it is a compilation of massive numbers of layers.
The camera aspect of things is still one thing that I tend to not give as much credit as I should. I know when working in Maya, camera settings (and light settings as well) I tend to neglect which I really need to work on... that's off topic though.
Those two Melies shorts are hilarious. You can plainly see when things flicker to a doll instead of the actual actor, but considering what he had to work with compared to today, that's pretty cool.
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