It would have been fairly safe really to start off with a big visual effects movie and something that had
performance capture in.
It's exciting, because we've opened up the possibility that you can use
performance capture anywhere, interacting with any environment, and still have full confidence that you've captured every nuance an actor is bringing.
We've also been working with the Royal Shakespeare Company in putting
performance capture in a theatrical setting for the first time.
The biggest thing on the
performance capture side was that we completely overhauled all of our equipment so that we could take it not just on location but out into the elements," says visual effects supervisor Dan Lemmon.
Shooting a film of this scope and scale in native 3D, coupled with the complex
performance capture work amidst stunning yet challenging exterior locations was exponentially more difficult than what had been achieved on Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Ashwin has directed the film, which will be India's first
performance capture photo- realistic animated film.
Serkis was presented with an award for his trailblazing work in the art of
performance capture by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum from the UAE Royal Family.
After his presentation, he was presented with an award for his trailblazing work in the art of
performance capture by Shaikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
The Imaginarium is a London-based studio, co-founded by actor/director Andy Serkis and film producer Jonathan Cavendish, offering
performance capture consultancy and production services.
All those youthful images etched on his brain came in handy when he had to play Tintin on the nakedly austere white-and-grey stage set up for the computerized
performance capture.
It features a character creation from start to scratch, teaching how to build the body, use Maya to help the character show emotion, create body parts and clothing, and animate using
Performance Capture.
WHEN Hollywood's looking for someone to play an ape, through the extraordinary use of
performance capture technology, there's only one man for the job.
