Admittedly, I am very much a nit picker. and I'm very disappointed by the VFX Job done on Data for Picard. Now I've seen people say "Brent's Back in makeup and Costume, that should be enough for Fans" and on a general level it is, but some Fans are not aware of how much of a cheat this is, it's a cheat because the VFX that were done were not the best that could be done, not by a long shot, and people tend to insist that it was the best that could be done, or that there is only so much that can be done to de-age a 70 year old man without a Marvel Budget.
I'm merely an Amateur Visual Effects Artist/Make-up Artist, but despite being on Amateur level, it's the mindest of VFX and Makeup that I analyze things with. if I did not have that mindset, I would probably more easily accept what was delivered to Fans/CBS All Access Customers. but the truth is, it's not hard to make improvements, at least not on the level a lot of people would believe. this is a very quick and very rough look at "In-Progress" improving deaging, on Brent Spiner, this is in no way meant as a disrespect to Brent, he did his Job and did it masterfully, it's the VFX people(or someone calling shots) that has failed to deliver the goods, or not cared enough to put in actual effort. FX of all types have long been a part of Star Trek, since the first Star Trek film, and TNG onward, Trek has been setting standards for VFX(In TV Series Format) and there is a lack of it in regard to the Deaging, this is very rough, but it demonstrates how doable some seemingly elaborate FX are, with no money, and a few hours.
I'm merely an Amateur Visual Effects Artist/Make-up Artist, but despite being on Amateur level, it's the mindest of VFX and Makeup that I analyze things with. if I did not have that mindset, I would probably more easily accept what was delivered to Fans/CBS All Access Customers. but the truth is, it's not hard to make improvements, at least not on the level a lot of people would believe. this is a very quick and very rough look at "In-Progress" improving deaging, on Brent Spiner, this is in no way meant as a disrespect to Brent, he did his Job and did it masterfully, it's the VFX people(or someone calling shots) that has failed to deliver the goods, or not cared enough to put in actual effort. FX of all types have long been a part of Star Trek, since the first Star Trek film, and TNG onward, Trek has been setting standards for VFX(In TV Series Format) and there is a lack of it in regard to the Deaging, this is very rough, but it demonstrates how doable some seemingly elaborate FX are, with no money, and a few hours.
