What Challenges Did John Nelson Faced In Creating The Effects For Blade Runner 2049?

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Finally, the surreal cityscapes won the race against the apes, galaxies, and the guardians. Yeah, we are talking about the epic visual treat from Denis Villeneuve, Blade Runner 2049, bagging an Oscar for Achievement in Visual Effects at the 90th Academy Awards.
Back in 1983, the prequel of the film, Blade Runner by Ridley Scott, was nominated for Best Visual Effects in the 55th. Oscars too. However, the film lost it to ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’. But this time, the awestrucking visual effects created by John Nelson for Blade Runner 2049 has won over the hearts of the Academy members. This is the second Oscar for Nelson in his four nominations while his colleagues, Richard R Hover, Gerd Nefzer, and Paul Lambert, kissed the golden statuette for the first time........[Read more]