Technology Case Study Research

Barbie:

Year: 2023

Director: Greta Gerwig

Shot On: Digital

SFX / CGI: Very old school special effects were used to create the film, no CGI was used

Practical Effects: 3 Dimensional sets were created for Barbie

Interesting Fact: Every part of the set was hand painted that it caused a national shortage of pink paint

Box Office Earnings: Domestic = $594.8 Million   International = $1.34 Billion 

Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Tomatometer = 88%    Audience Score = 83%

Oppenheimer:

Year: 2023

Director: Christopher Nolan

Shot On: Film

SFX / CGI: No CGI was used in the film, even the Trinity test effects were created in real life, but on a miniature scale. 

Practical Effects: 3 Dimensional sets were created for Oppenheimer

Interesting Fact: There was no studio work when shooting the film, everything was shot on a specific location in order to make the film as real as possible. An entire 3 Dimensional village was built in order to shoot Oppenheimer.

Box Office Earnings: Domestic = $300 Million   International = $788 Million 

Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Tomatometer = 93%    Audience Score = 91%

Avatar: The Way of Water:

Year: 2022

Director: James Cameron

Shot On: Digital

SFX / CGI: CGI was used to create both many of the characters (Via Motion Capture), and the various Sci-Fi settings in the film

Practical Effects: Motion Capture Studios, any elements that characters would stand or ride on were created in one specific studio and captured in motion capture

Interesting Fact: All actor performance performance was captured digitally in one large motion capture studio, no sets were created

Box Office Earnings: Domestic = $620 Million   International = $2.32 Billion 

Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Tomatometer = 76%    Audience Score = 92%

Antman & The Wasp: Quantumania:

Year: 2023

Director: Payton Reed

Shot On: Digital

SFX / CGI: CGI and Green Screens were used to capture characters in a Sci-Fi

Practical Effects: Very little set was created to capture these scenes

Interesting Fact: CGI was used to create almost every single aspect of the movie

Box Office Earnings: Domestic = $214.5 Million   International = $476.1 Million 

Rotten Tomatoes Reviews: Tomatometer = 46%    Audience Score = 82%


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