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Computer-Generated Quotes

How computer-generated work changed film and art.

These computer-generated quotes weigh the tradeoffs of digital creation, noting how sterile a fully computer-generated sound can feel compared to age-old instruments.

Computers were never designed in the first place to become musical instruments. Within a computer, everything is sterile - there's no sound, there's no air. It's totally code. Like with computer-generated effects in movies, you can create wonders. But it's...

Quotes by Thomas Bangalter

CGI is done after the film is done. It's through the computer. Most of the film is not computer-generated special effects. Most of it is that creature that is in the room with you.

Quotes by Sanaa Lathan

I remember when I first came around, the computer-generated stuff was pretty wicked. I was like, 'Wow!' but I feel like then for the longest time, we saw so much of it, after a while, you might as well just...

Quotes by Paul Walker

I've done some effects shots. I've done some compositing. And in 'Just Like Heaven' did a lot of, like, motion control and things like that. But never done, like, computer-generated imagery in action.

Quotes by Mark Waters

Action Quotes

We're having the first computer-generated comic strip in the United States.

Quotes by Majel Barrett

We have grown up in an age where there is nothing that cannot now, courtesy of computer-generated imagery, be convincingly rendered in the visual field.

Quotes by Glen Duncan

Alfred Hitchcock had to find ways to create tension without showing it, but now with computer-generated effects you can show anything.

Quotes by Giles Duley

The thing with computer-generated imagery is that it's an incredibly powerful tool for making better visual effects. But I believe in an absolute difference between animation and photography.

Quotes by Christopher Nolan

Are we blasphemous in saying that 2-D is largely a thing of the past, and computer-generated animation is the present and future? It's all about creating a better experience for the viewer - and that includes 3-D.

Quotes by Bob Iger

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these computer-generated quotes examine?
They examine computer-generated work across music, film effects, and comic strips, weighing its strengths and limits.
Is music discussed?
Yes, one quote argues computers were never meant to be musical instruments, calling fully computer-generated sound sterile.
Do the quotes cover visual effects?
Yes, one describes doing compositing and motion control work distinct from true computer-generated imagery.
Is CGI discussed in film production?
Yes, one clarifies that most of a film is not computer-generated, crediting practical creature work instead.
Where can I read more quotes about film and action?
See the action quotes page for more on filmmaking and effects.

Others focus on film craft, from motion control and compositing to the reminder that most footage isn't actually computer-generated action at all.