Wars shows as exclusives. This isn’t too far-fetched, considering they already have a working relationship following the release of the last season of The Clone Wars on the platform. It also makes sense considering the quality of programming being developed exclusively for Netflix. House of Cards, Bloodline, Daredevil…. these series would never have been able to pull off what they did on traditional network television. This has yet to be officially confirmed by either party, but I would love to see some of the alternative stories in the Star Wars universe come to life. A show revolving around a group of pilots… like Rogue Squadron! My EU button tingles with anticipation.

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In what should be no surprise to anyone, given the information we already have surrounding how they shot and concieved the film, it was revealed today that there are only 28 shots out of 357 comprised completely of CGI in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. These are scenes that can’t be done with practical effects effectively (like the scene in the trailer with the Falcon being chased by TIE fighters). Keep in mind this is only for shots that are completely CGI, it doesn’t include things like wire removal, set extensions or plate shots. It also doesn’t include motion-capture characters.

But in what might be a surprise to some, late last week Tom Cruise went on record stating that he doesn’t want to use CGI for the Top Gun sequel. He wants to go back into the planes the same way it was shot for the original. Of course, this is 100% dependent on the US Department of Defense letting the movie strap cameras to their planes and devoting some of their units to filming this movie. If the managed to pull it off this would give the sequel the same visual feel as the original. We can only hope they do another volleyball scene.

In all seriousness, I do like the fact that more movies are looking toward the practical first and using computer-generated content as an enhancement, and not the other way around. Yes, it costs more money to build sets, models, ships and all of the costume parts… but in the end it makes the experience far more real. That will engage your audience and keep them more visually — and often intellectually — involved in the film.

That’s it for me folks… I honestly found this week pretty boring in my worlds of nerdism. Did something happen that I missed? Let me know in the comments down below!

David Alberto is a Contributing Editor for aybonline.test. You can often find him EDITOR’S NOTE I’M HIJACKING YOUR BIO BECAUSE I’M GONNA HAVE THAT DAMN FRIDAY SONG IN MY HEAD ALL WEEKEND, I MEAN YOU’RE A REALLY GOOD WRITER BUT DAMMIT DAVE see if his opinions change, your chances are slim.

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