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    9 months ago

    Tbh you could argue the techniques created for the lotr films set the standard for the current era of filmmaking

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        9 months ago

        Actually funnily enough the CGI is one of the biggest areas they innovated in, in addition to the great practical effects

        Look up Peter Jackson’s Weta workshop & digital, a lot of the stuff that’s commonplace in cinema today has its origins there for the LotR films