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Week 2 : Film Language and Research approaches

The application of VFX in film: the case of ‘Blade Runner 2049’

‘Blade Runner 2049’ won Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Cinematography in 2018; this proves the perfect VFX technology in this work. In this week’s homework, I will analyze how Blade Runner 2049 uses CG technology to blend and shoot virtual scenes. In the film, composition, camera movement and colour correction has an outstanding performance.

VFX, Cyberpunk, Memory Implant, Concept art, 3D formats

references:

King, G. (2020). Blade Runner 2049 and the ‘quality’ Hollywood film. Science Fiction Film and Television 13(1), 77-96. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/750564.

Ransom, A.J. (2020). The director’s cut: Denis Villeneuve before Blade Runner 2049Science Fiction Film and Television 13(1), 119-127. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/750558.

BLADE RUNNER 2049 – Official Trailer

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