Valve Built An Orb: The making of the Steam Deck OLED launch trailer
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Valve Built An Orb: The making of the Steam Deck OLED launch trailer
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Re: Valve Built An Orb: The making of the Steam Deck OLED launch trailer
#2Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX?
Re: Valve Built An Orb: The making of the Steam Deck OLED launch trailer
#3Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX?
> Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX?
Yes but this seems much more fun
Re: Valve Built An Orb: The making of the Steam Deck OLED launch trailer
#4Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX?
As they write in the article: "we wanted to shoot it practically (with actual cameras) to show off the new screen"
Because VFX can show anything, a synthetic video tells you nothing about the actual brightness of the screen. Which was their whole point: "Then, as we began to the see the new screens around the office, we were shocked. We knew we'd spec'd bright, OLED screens, but these things were EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT. Startlingly bright."
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX? Yes but this seems much more fun
From the write up, it’s hard to see that this was fun. It seems more like Chris Rock’s joke about driving a car with your feet.
The fun is the sense of accomplishment for doing something difficult or extraordinary. Humans have been doing not-fun things forever for that reason alone sometimes.
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#7Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX?
unlikely. They'd already created the prototype decks. They had the fabrication know-how in house. Sure they have in house VFX experience, but rigging the scene and trying to match lighting to reality and ultimately disappointing customers? It's a no brainer to use the real deal when you can.
Many would hire an agency to create an ad for you but that would 10x the cost, not to mention dealing with the opinions of an outsourced creative director...
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Wouldn’t it have been cheaper to do this with VFX? Yes but this seems much more fun
From the write up, it’s hard to see that this was fun. It seems more like Chris Rock’s joke about driving a car with your feet.
It's possible that if you don't find it fun, it's not for you.
I had fun reading about it; would probably have had fun doing it. No worries if that doesn't match up!
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the write up, it’s hard to see that this was fun. It seems more like Chris Rock’s joke about driving a car with your feet.
The fun is the sense of accomplishment for doing something difficult or extraordinary. Humans have been doing not-fun things forever for that reason alone sometimes.
Something hackers repudely excel at, taking on difficult feats for the heck of it & because we humanity are great & we can.
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