VFX (visual effects) has played an increasingly prominent role in Bollywood films over the past decade. And in the current situation,we might see filmmakers leaning more towards VFX to bring the desired impact in their movies. Filmmakers are chalking out ways to involve fewer people on the sets of a film, thus opening more doors for VFX teams to play a bigger role, especially when it comes to outdoor locations, large crowds and action scenes.
In a recent interview with a news portal, “I think VFX technology will play a huge role in our cinema now. It’s going to explode in this country like it never has before. So, I think newer ways of designing things in our films… in fact, technology is going to play a huge part in filmmaking right now.
‘Now, we can try to create intimate scenes using technology’
“This period will throw up a lot of innovative ideas for filmmaking using VFX. In fact, it will make visible changes in the way TV, gaming and advertising industries function. With precise planning, VFX can be a tool for filmmakers to make the shooting process more convenient. Crowd scenes were always a part of VFX, and now, we can try to create intimate scenes using technology. But I doubt if a full-scale CGI (Computer-Generated Imagery) will be worth the effort in most cases, as it adds to the expense,” said Naveen Paul (co-founder and VFX supervisor at NY vfxwaala), who has worked on the special effects for movies like ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’.
Producer Nikkhil Advani, whose films ‘Bell Bottom’ and ‘Satyameva Jayate 2’ will go on floors in the weeks to come, said, “It’s extremely short-sighted to see VFX as a solution for shoots post lockdown. You will still have to send a unit to the location to take plates. Also, if it needs to be done correctly, it means matching light conditions, camera angles and depth of field. In India, we have constantly used VFX as a tool for correction, while it actually needs to be used for creation. If VFX has to be an option to shoot at interesting locations and scenes with crowds, it will become imperative to give more time to prep for each of those sequences.”
Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, who will be directing Taapsee Pannu’s ‘Shabaash Mithu’, the biopic on cricketer Mithali Raj, shared, “VFX will become very important for me, because, without it, how do I show jam-packed stadiums? Also, we may not be able to go to various locations because of revised budgets and other constraints; so, VFX will have to help us. And as far as the narrative is concerned, I don’t think VFX is the only player; rewriting screenplays to adhere to shooting guidelines will play an important role.”
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