Why can’t movies properly recreate “the old timey look” when trying to pass off new footage for old? Newsreels never look right and it just doesn’t blend well, despite a big budget and plenty of other VFX in the movie.

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Why can’t movies properly recreate “the old timey look” when trying to pass off new footage for old? Newsreels never look right and it just doesn’t blend well, despite a big budget and plenty of other VFX in the movie.

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It’s not about accuracy. It’s about informing the audience.

Look I get pissed at 99.9999% depictions of anything electrical in movies, but I get it. They’re doing a thing. Accuracy isn’t the point.

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