‘Detective Pikachu’ cinematographer trashes ‘Sonic’ CGI
People find the design for Sonic The Hedgehog absolutely atrocious, and it seems the Detective Pikachu cinematographer agrees.
John Mathieson was offered to work on Sonic The Hedgehog but after seeing the new trailer he says he’s glad he turned the job down.
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The Oscar-nominated cinematographer told Newsweek he shot Detective Pikachu on film and considers the choice superior to Sonic‘s CGI.
“After watching the trailer, I thought, I’m so glad we don’t look like that,” says Mathieson.
“If all we’re talking about is how these two films look, our film is better than ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and I’m sorry, I don’t care who I upset by saying that, but I think it looks better. … There’s no reason why you can’t shoot a film like [‘Detective Pikachu’] or ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ on film. If you had, [‘Sonic the Hedgehog’] would look more realistic. I look at ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and I just go ‘yeah whatever.’”
The two movies began drawing comparisons after the Sonic trailer was released and sparked an entire redesign of the character. Director Jeff Fowler assured fans on Twitter that the studio is taking their complaints seriously.
Thank you for the support. And the criticism. The message is loud and clear… you aren’t happy with the design & you want changes. It’s going to happen. Everyone at Paramount & Sega are fully committed to making this character the BEST he can be… #sonicmovie #gottafixfast ?✌️
— Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) May 2, 2019
Mathieson says the differences in the movie’s looks are because digital filming doesn’t capture colors nearly as well as film. The cinematographer also lobbed criticism towards the visuals of recent superhero movies and says digital production hasn’t helped the film industry.
“I find it very difficult to use, especially these huge Marvel superhero films because [director of photographers] all look the same,” says Mathieson. “You don’t see the individuality of the photographer, and that’s a shame.”
Detective Pikachu comes out May 10 while Sonic The Hedgehog arrives on November 8.
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