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Guillermo del Toro has long resume that proves he prefers practical effects and physical craftsmanship over computer generated tools and AI. That filmmaking philosophy extends to his latest film, Frankenstein<\/em>, and it went over quite well with his actors, especially Christoph Waltz.<\/p>\n \u201cCGI is for losers,\u201d the veteran actor declared this afternoon during Frankenstein\u2019s<\/em> official Venice Film Festival press conference. Waltz was short on words today but made quite an impression \u2014 and generated plenty of laughter \u2014\u00a0as he only spoke twice during the session. First with the aforementioned dig and later, he was asked how he remains hopeful in today\u2019s monstrous times. \u201cI don\u2019t,\u201d he said. And that was that.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Fortunately, for those seeking longer quotes, del Toro and one of his stars, Oscar Isaac, had more to say on the subjects, particularly about the use of effects and the craftsmanship that goes into set building.<\/p>\n \u201cI say, \u2018Let\u2019s construct the wardrobe and tailor the sets, and then give them to the actors,\u2019 because sets are wardrobes and wardrobes are sets. Acting is everything. If you tell an actor, \u2018look at a ball on a green screen,\u2019 or you put them in a real lab with real windows and real light with real giant batteries, they are reacting to another actor. I always say there is a difference between eye candy, which is pretty, and eye protein, which is telling the story.\u201d<\/p>\n Del Toro\u2019s Frankenstein<\/em>, which he directed from his own screenplay, centers on Victor Frankenstein, played by Isaac, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.<\/p>\n Isaac said it\u2019s not only that del Toro builds out so much of his sets, it\u2019s the thoughtfulness that goes into construction and production design. \u201cThere\u2019s so much symbolism in the way that it\u2019s constructed, where the circles are placed, the archetypal nature of like, for instance, when Victor is in his father\u2019s room again, many years later, everything\u2019s oversized, as if he\u2019s a child again. To have that actually be the experience. It feeds so much more meaning into the performances as well,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n To be clear, though, del Toro added that he\u2019s not against CGI or other filmmaking tools \u2014\u00a0he employs many of them \u2014\u00a0but he prefers to grab them from the kit in the right way. \u201cAs a filmmaker, there\u2019s no bad resource. There\u2019s only badly used resources. We have digital effects, but you only do it when the limit of the physical has been not an easy solution. The more experience you have with the tools, the more you know how to do finer work with them.\u201d<\/p>\n Frankenstein<\/em> premieres tonight, Aug. 30, inside Sala Grande followed by a limited theatrical release on Oct. 17, and a global bow by Netflix on Nov. 7.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. 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