To my knowledge no other computer graphics than the wire removal (which itself may involve CG set portions). But yes, a great set piece!

Wow, they look great. Don't know enough about the film's VFX to say if they were replaced. Are they hero or background characters?

Mostly (if not entirely) CG face. There was a practical mask in some shots, I don't know if it made it into the cut or if it was just used for reference for a 100% replacement

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Thanks for mentioning it! I have some Nosferatu stuff in the first 6 minutes of the latest episode:
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Fascinating. Also the drop is mostly done by the tilt

How did they do it though. Just plain hand animated matte?

Yup, you can add The Matrix to Jurassic Park, T2, Abyss and The Lord of the Rings on the list of films which totally relied on being packed with the absolute maximum of revolutionary use of CGI it was possible to use at the time, yet are remembered for "using only a minimum of CGI, when necessary"

This.
Is.
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TRUE

I had to read that a few times because I didn't really get the contradiction, but now that I saw your reply to the same post somewhere else, I realize you meant to say "CGI is a craft" and not "CGI is slop"

YES. One million decisions are made on a film set every day, but take any one of those and blow it up in a "did you know this wasn't in the script" headline and the audience goes crazy because they know of a SECRETLY REAL moment from the film

That makes sense. But don't "and introducing" also get an "as"?

I know I'm just betting on all horses now, but in the light of Toy Story 5, allow me to say:

WALL*E 2!

This one slipped under the radar!

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