I really enjoyed writing this piece for Polygon called Last year’s most impressive VFX shots were barely noticeable, which dives into the invisible effects work in films like Joker, Parasite, 1917, John Wick 3, Ford v Ferrari, and more.
Some of the biggest VFX films were where you didn’t see any VFX
February 6, 2020
by Ian Failes
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