I like the idea that you can combine BOTH to sell an illusion… I think maybe if you use the cgi sparringly and as a last resort…
I hear with the movie “the thing” (latest version) they used old school effects, but also used cgi with the old school effects in order to get the animatronics to do things that were impossible… like removing bars and wires etc, but also adding layers of realism like blinking eyes etc to fake heads… this is the direction I’d choose for effects if I were directing… it just makes sense to me.
there is soooo much to learn here…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx-UtIRh-Ag&feature=channel&list=UL
vs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JchXCnuQFrs
