The Simpsons (1990)
The Critic
Ren and Stimpy (1991)
The Cat that Laid the Golden Hairball
Duckman (1994)
The Big Story (1994)
Stop motion short of a young Kirk Douglas arguing with an old Kirk Douglas
Cartoon Network (1991)
purchased Hanna-Barbera and started producing it's own "creator driven" animated series like Powerpuff Girls
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Bruce Timm relaunched batman as dark, noir inspired 40s style character
Barry Purves (UK)
Screenplay (1992) in style of Japanese Kabuki theatre
Stop motion based on Japanese Kabuki theatre
in Kabuki, the performers in black are "invisible". they are used to play other characters, move sets
beautifully theatrical treatment of the evil father drowning in a river while pursuing the lovers
The lover's happy ending
Then the filmmaker breaks from theatrical conventions to a more natural movie
including flame effects
Then the storytelling convention is broken again when the filmmaker's work desk and show bible is shown
Jurassic Park (1993)
beginning of CGI and special effects being successfully integrated into films
Discuss a live-action film where you feel the CGI detracted from the story
Rogue One: a Star War Story. I fell right out of the story anytime Moff Tarkin was on the screen. I'd heard that they were a CGI character in to replicate Peter Cushing's performance in the original Star Wars but I wasn't prepared for how waxy and wooden the CGI acting was. I can't understand it- they had a perfectly good actor standing in for him, too. It seems like they spent a lot of time and money getting the cheek bones in the sculpt just right and forgot to have him blink or gesture with his hands or use any other normal, small movements. Yuck. They replicated a number of X wings pilots in the fight sequences, as well, but those didn't bother me because they cut back and forth very quickly. The camera LINGERS on Moff and let you get right into the Uncanny Valley. The princess Leia recreation at the end of the movie also lacked facial expression.
Discuss a live action film where you feel the CGI was seamlessly integrated
It's hard to discuss a seamless integration of CGI because when it's right, you don't know it's there AT ALL. That's what makes it good. So I know the Marvel films are full of CGI, but I'm never pulled out of the moment because they're well done. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 did a really good job of making Kurt Russell 30 years younger in his on earth scenes. That's a time I can think of that CGI was obviously used and used REALLY well.
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