The Movie Rabbit Hole
@themovierabbithole.bsky.social
I'm Jonas from Denmark, making fake pixels for film and TV since 2005.
I make "no CGI is really just invisible CGI" videos on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheMovieRabbitHole
I make "no CGI is really just invisible CGI" videos on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/@TheMovieRabbitHole
The lengths to which people will go to call a 90% CGI shot "a practical effect" is crazy.
Yes, there is a practical element in the shot (a practical element that mostly consists of computer generated interpolation frames nonetheless) but what do they think replaced the giant greenscreen? Nostalgia?
Yes, there is a practical element in the shot (a practical element that mostly consists of computer generated interpolation frames nonetheless) but what do they think replaced the giant greenscreen? Nostalgia?
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The lengths to which people will go to call a 90% CGI shot "a practical effect" is crazy.
Yes, there is a practical element in the shot (a practical element that mostly consists of computer generated interpolation frames nonetheless) but what do they think replaced the giant greenscreen? Nostalgia?
Yes, there is a practical element in the shot (a practical element that mostly consists of computer generated interpolation frames nonetheless) but what do they think replaced the giant greenscreen? Nostalgia?
This.
Is.
So.
TRUE
Is.
So.
TRUE
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This.
Is.
So.
TRUE
Is.
So.
TRUE
I had to read that a few times because I didn't really get the contradiction, but now that I saw your reply to the same post somewhere else, I realize you meant to say "CGI is a craft" and not "CGI is slop"
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I had to read that a few times because I didn't really get the contradiction, but now that I saw your reply to the same post somewhere else, I realize you meant to say "CGI is a craft" and not "CGI is slop"
Can someone explain to me the rules of who gets "and" or "as"
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Can someone explain to me the rules of who gets "and" or "as"
Christopher Nolan: "I am as dependent on visual effects, probably more so than any other filmmaker out there".
But he is aware of the public misconception.
But he is aware of the public misconception.
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Christopher Nolan: "I am as dependent on visual effects, probably more so than any other filmmaker out there".
But he is aware of the public misconception.
But he is aware of the public misconception.
So I've been seeing some "didn't people know 'here's Johnny' was already a pop culture reference before The Shining?"
And as a non US citizen - confirmed, I had no idea.
We only got the top selection of your film & TV and this wasn't among it.
I also still have no idea what the 3 stooges are.
And as a non US citizen - confirmed, I had no idea.
We only got the top selection of your film & TV and this wasn't among it.
I also still have no idea what the 3 stooges are.
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 AM
So I've been seeing some "didn't people know 'here's Johnny' was already a pop culture reference before The Shining?"
And as a non US citizen - confirmed, I had no idea.
We only got the top selection of your film & TV and this wasn't among it.
I also still have no idea what the 3 stooges are.
And as a non US citizen - confirmed, I had no idea.
We only got the top selection of your film & TV and this wasn't among it.
I also still have no idea what the 3 stooges are.
Could James Spader and Kurt Russell return?
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Could James Spader and Kurt Russell return?
I see I ought to put Bodyguard 2 on the list
November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I see I ought to put Bodyguard 2 on the list
I don't know who needs to hear this today, but this is what it means when they make a practical puppet movie with "no CGI"
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this today, but this is what it means when they make a practical puppet movie with "no CGI"
The funniest part of any Indiana Jones film is that Willie slaps like Indy punches
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The funniest part of any Indiana Jones film is that Willie slaps like Indy punches
So Threads just reminded me how much it sucks
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
So Threads just reminded me how much it sucks
Moviegoers should stop worrying about "unnecessary scenes" in film. The flying cars, billboards and gasoline smoke stacks are all unnecessary to "the plot" of Blade Runner, but what would Blade Runner be without them? Let movies vibe.
October 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Moviegoers should stop worrying about "unnecessary scenes" in film. The flying cars, billboards and gasoline smoke stacks are all unnecessary to "the plot" of Blade Runner, but what would Blade Runner be without them? Let movies vibe.
The glorification of this needs to be stopped.
First - it's all bullshit. Any bit of acting by an actor these days is called "DID YOU KNOW this was improvised"
Second, this would be really fucking toxic
Third, actors CAN FUCKING ACT. They don't need to be "tricked" by someone else going off script
First - it's all bullshit. Any bit of acting by an actor these days is called "DID YOU KNOW this was improvised"
Second, this would be really fucking toxic
Third, actors CAN FUCKING ACT. They don't need to be "tricked" by someone else going off script
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The glorification of this needs to be stopped.
First - it's all bullshit. Any bit of acting by an actor these days is called "DID YOU KNOW this was improvised"
Second, this would be really fucking toxic
Third, actors CAN FUCKING ACT. They don't need to be "tricked" by someone else going off script
First - it's all bullshit. Any bit of acting by an actor these days is called "DID YOU KNOW this was improvised"
Second, this would be really fucking toxic
Third, actors CAN FUCKING ACT. They don't need to be "tricked" by someone else going off script
A movie has to warm up. ALL of the Home Alone booby traps are within a 10 minute window
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A movie has to warm up. ALL of the Home Alone booby traps are within a 10 minute window
Show me a bigger bokeh than this
October 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Show me a bigger bokeh than this
The people who say "having VFX artists add sets and extras in post instead of filming them for real is lazy and bad filmmaking" as a negative about CGI will say "matte painting is a lost art that needs to be brought back".
Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.
Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The people who say "having VFX artists add sets and extras in post instead of filming them for real is lazy and bad filmmaking" as a negative about CGI will say "matte painting is a lost art that needs to be brought back".
Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.
Well which is it? Matte paintings never left, the tools just slowly evolved.
So this remake is forbidden, but IF....
October 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
So this remake is forbidden, but IF....
CGI set extensions are just modern matte paintings, human artists creating movie magic. Here's how they work, using Wicked as an example.
October 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
CGI set extensions are just modern matte paintings, human artists creating movie magic. Here's how they work, using Wicked as an example.
When directors shoot "practical, in camera, for real", who do you think that sets them apart from and what do you think it means about the amount of CGI in the film?
#movies #filmmaking #visualeffects #nocgi
#movies #filmmaking #visualeffects #nocgi
October 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
When directors shoot "practical, in camera, for real", who do you think that sets them apart from and what do you think it means about the amount of CGI in the film?
#movies #filmmaking #visualeffects #nocgi
#movies #filmmaking #visualeffects #nocgi
Chefs over food. Every. Single. Day.
September 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Chefs over food. Every. Single. Day.
time to talk about the fact that "women struggling to drink water" is for real a stock image category
September 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
time to talk about the fact that "women struggling to drink water" is for real a stock image category
Just rewatched Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (written by Chris Columbus) and you won't believe how Harry Potter-looking it is, they even have a Dudley
September 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Just rewatched Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) (written by Chris Columbus) and you won't believe how Harry Potter-looking it is, they even have a Dudley
It's no different than when they added the extras in post with matte paintings, except CGI dudes can move
September 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It's no different than when they added the extras in post with matte paintings, except CGI dudes can move