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The Barbie Movie, CGI, and the Decline of Analog Effects in an AI World

The Barbie Movie, CGI, and the Decline of Analog Effects in an AI World

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Julie 🌷
Jul 22, 2023
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I have not yet seen the Barbie movie, but I will — the bright colors are too tantalizing to resist, pop culture critique remains one of my favorite indulgences, and well, my dear friend already invited me to go see it on Sunday. Yet even before seeing it, a detail I read in The New York Times has me appreciating at least one aspect: many of the film’s s…

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