If Sicario is any example, it's freaking everywhere. Landscape elements. A street sign. A neighborhood. A freeway up ahead. Stuff I would just naturally assume is real, and very easily could be (and ten years ago would be). Crazy.
VOTD: Unnoticeable Sicario Visual Effects Revealed
A Sicario visual effects reel shows just how much digital technology was used to complete scenes, and you’ll be blown away by how nearly invisible they are.
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This video really opened my eyes to how ubiquitous CGI and green screen effects are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKZio1NA15I
+Theron Bretz Yes. The degree to which basic backgrounds (and even foregrounds) are greenscreened is astonishing — that it's cheaper / easier to mix and match footage or make shit up in the background, rather than scouting out (or securing) the perfect spot.
I suppose for TV, especially, it makes sense, as a cost-cutting measure — but that it's so widely and effectively used and is such a cost savings (and doable in a reasonable schedule) is remarkable.
Donald Trump is probably loving this movie lol