Green Screens (Saturday, December 2, 2017)

If you ask any Hollywood director they would tell you that green screens are the future. That's because they're cheap, and cheap is good, except they actually are terrible. If you've ever been to a dollar store, you've experienced the definition of cheap. Everything is a dollar, and it's the greatest thing since colored TV! But the moment you walk out of the store everything falls apart. Just like how green screens are great, but they fall apart the moment you walk out the door. FUN FACT: In Star Wars Episode IV the Death Star was never intended to be blown up. It was simply a green screen that fell apart making it appear to explode on camera. So if green screens are like the package of razors you bought a dollar store, then why does Hollywood continue to use them? Because every Hollywood actor has a fear of heights, and using real scenes requires traveling by plane. And we all know if you have a fear of heights, there's no way you're gonna be able to go on a plane. That's why The Hobbit (unlike the Lord of the Rings) was filmed entirely with green screens (not to mention Bilbo Baggins had a major fear of long distance traveling). So although the quality of the film decrease and the acting looks fake along with the excessive amounts of CGI, we all must remember it's for a good cause.

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    -Tyler Johnson