1) “Isle of the Dogs” was an animated film that took 2.5 years to simply make the puppets and sets followed by stop motion animation. The film was going to be limited commercially due to its PG-13 rating and adult themes to say nothing of the lack a soundtrack with hit tunes, Happy Meal tie-ins, any real possibility of a franchise of sequels, or lack of merchandising line. So knowing that, the filmmaker could have saved much time and money by creating this digitally and using computers to give the similar look of stop motion. Was the effort "worth it/"? Did the film artist achieve their goal and explain what made it an artistic though not a commercial triumph? Or, conversely, explain what didn`t work out and why the film was not an artistic or a commercial hit. Finally, would a hypothetical studio run by you have such a film made / approved by you – why or why not? 2) Take a look at the two special effects triumphs for the “Mandalorian” and “Agents of Shield” episodes. The thought of even trying something like this in the television industry 15 years ago would have been thought to be ridiculous and you`d never make back your investment. Explain what makes the visual effects special in these two titles. Finally, what the future holds for visual effects in streaming, episodic television series? Viewing in Panopto and linking to Mandalorian for the first screening and to obtain the second screening go to: https://vimeo.com/478058846 (Links to an external site.) (mandatory) https://vimeo.com/478061031 (Links to an external site.) (part two optional viewing)
