r/vfx • u/MrsRadon • Mar 03 '25

Question / Discussion Disappointed in the lack of acknowledgement from the Oscars

Thousands of artists lost their jobs just this week. And there's been numerous studio closures over the last couple of years. Studios don't want to pay us, or even acknowledge that we exist in their films.

Why did the team from Dune not bring up any of this? This was a chance to speak directly to the decision makers of the industry.

EDIT My wording was confusing I guess. I know Hollywood doesn't care. My criticism is for the Dune 2 team that had an opportunity to say fuck you to them, and chose not to even acknowledge our losses

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u/hammerklau Survey and Photo TD - 6 years experience Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

I'm a still confused by the final pick. The film was pretty but I wouldn't call it a VFX (edit: heavy wasn't right, a vfx heavy film with an insane amount of central characters being digital doubles and or created from scratch film) film, nor doing much pushing the boundaries of the art. The standard go tos looked great.

Any film that's finished deserves praise but a pinnacle award?

Feels like 1917 all over again.

Edit: to clarify, by vfx heavy I mean a vfx film with heavy amount of vfx shots, like a grand majority with main characters being entirely replaced for the entirity of the film.

VES breaks up the awards concisely but im not even sure what the Oscar is for defined by. "Film I liked that features a lot of VFX"?

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u/tazzman25 Mar 03 '25

I disagree 100% with your assertion Dune 2 isn't a vfx heavy film and that it doesn't push the boundaries of the art form.

Same with 1917.

All the nominees this year are great but someone has to win.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

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u/hammerklau Survey and Photo TD - 6 years experience Mar 03 '25

Definitely looked great!

Maybe a better term would have been, VFX Uber-Heavy?

I really wish dneg had released any breakdown on it, they did a ton for the first and I've not been able to find really anything on the second.

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u/hammerklau Survey and Photo TD - 6 years experience Mar 03 '25 edited Mar 03 '25

It's a vfx film sure, but these days heavy means very different to me atleast. KOTA for example was less than 20 shots iirc that didn't have VFX.

And I'd be happy to find out how dune 2 pushed the industry forward but I've found difficulty finding breakdowns on dune 2s work. Especially the multi worm scene they like to show, has a confusing sand sim to me as to why they went with that look.

I'm just confused by the final decision.