My recent discussions about the failure
of computer graphics to be useful to non-fiction fields, its utter
failure to be used in Science, Finance, Architecture, and so forth,
has brought up another worthy issue: the tyranny of the stupid belief (1) that high-end graphics and animation is about realism, and only about
realism, and furthermore, that it is about what the badly educated think realism is.
I am holding back my real feelings
here, so read between the lines.
I despise this tyranny of
so-called realism or photorealism, I consider it the clear sign of
mediocre minds and mediocre artists, of people who have been badly
educated or completely uneducated in the arts. I hate having my
creative potential limited by having to work with such people.
Whenever I heard the desire for "photo realism" in my
job as head of 3D at <company name deleted>, I wanted to throw
down my pencil and walk out the door, as I knew I was working with
people who did not have a (fucking) clue what they were about.
I was filled with self-hatred that
frankly I had lowered myself again, to work with such swine. Again.
So is that clear, please, is it clear
what I think about realism and the people who espouse it as the
highest goal of anything?
Now you are welcome to believe what you
want, you can believe that a movie about plastic toys is a work of
art and is photorealistic if you want to, but do me a favor and do it
far away from me. Because I am offended by your ignorance and your
bad taste.
Sorry, just telling you what I believe.
But for those who are reading this
blog, unless otherwise specified, "reality" per se is not a particularly desirable or required goal in
imagery, unless we have some specific other goal in mind, which under certain circumstances we very well may have. But then I will be specific in those circumstances what is desired here and why. Oh yes,
since many people reading this may not know what most of the words
mean, good "visual effects" do not require "photorealism" in any sense of that word in any element.
Good visual effects, to fool you into believing it is real, is
completely different from requiring realism in computer graphics. I
hope to explain why in this blog, although this should be completely obvious already.
So do not, repeat do not, ever believe
that I am implying that computer graphics or any other form of
imagery is naturally intended to be realistic. Nothing could be further from the truth. Do not limit my philosophy or discourse to your rather restricted views of reality, please.
No offense or anything, but that would
be a very unrealistic thing of you to do.
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1. Of course by using the term "stupid belief" I am holding back my real feelings. You should read between the lines to understand what it is that I really mean.
1. Of course by using the term "stupid belief" I am holding back my real feelings. You should read between the lines to understand what it is that I really mean.
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