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In response to "Eh - i'm usually pretty open to "show what you want" but it makes me feel a little gross to think a movie would use footage of an actual tragedy" by Uhtred, son of Uhtred

And yet it happens all the time. Often it's gonna be oversea, for a tragedy we're not really aware of, but is vastly cheaper

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Jan 17 '19, 09:40

to use real footage than to create something using VFX for something like a fake news report...

Source: I've done it numerous times for various project...

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And if I knew about it going in, I'd probably skip that film. nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 17, 09:47
I would suggest this is something the vast majority doesn't know is happening. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 09:43 7
- If you browse stock footage site like Pond5, you'll find thousands of images from real life catastrophe for sale - Guigue Jan 17, 09:50 5
  - I am... unsympathetic... to the cost issue. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 10:00 4
    - Word. -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 17, 10:12
    - I just think it's a little weird no one bothered to do a news report on the issue before someone used images from something that happened close by - Guigue Jan 17, 10:06 2
      - You're assuming "didn't care" when it's likely "didn't know". -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 10:12 1
        
        I'm pretty sure TV stations and newspaper know the footage they buy from the same place can be used for commercial products - Guigue Jan 17, 10:20
- I suppose Vice is different because it's a biopic but it uses actual torture footage in the movie. Mile 22 types use that stuff frequently. -- nm - Max Jan 17, 09:45

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And yet it happens *all the time*. Often it's gonna be oversea, for a tragedy we're not really aware of, but is vastly cheaper

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