Specific Aspects of the Viewer’s Perception of In-camera VFX and Chromakey Technologies: a Case Study of Modern Russian War Films
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-2-169-177
Abstract
The article analyzes the specifics of the viewer's perception of in-camera VFX and chromakey technologies used in Alexey German Jr.'s film “Air” (2024) and the film “Devyataev” (2021) by Timur Bekmambetov and Sergey Trofimov. The contrast between artistic approaches and the use of visual effects is considered. Conclusions are drawn as to how digital effects can alter the viewer's perception of the same object in different genre paradigms.
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T. Yu. Kobyakov
St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tikhon Yu. Kobyakov - post-graduate student, St. Petersburg State University of Film and Television, AuthorID: 3377-5115.
13 Pravdy Street, St. Petersburg, 191119
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Kobyakov T.Yu. Specific Aspects of the Viewer’s Perception of In-camera VFX and Chromakey Technologies: a Case Study of Modern Russian War Films. Vestnik VGIK. 2026;18(2(68)):169-177. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2026-67-2-169-177
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