After A Decade, James Cameron Finally Admits That ‘Avatar’ Is Animated
Well, it’s about time!
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Director And Artists Share Behind-The-Scenes Material For Fox’s Canceled ‘Mouse Guard’
Months after Disney axed Fox’s cg fantasy epic, its director and a concept artist have revealed how the film was shaping up.
Actors Shouldn’t Take All The Credit For Performance Capture, Says ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Director
“[It’s] misguided to even consider nominating an actor for a performance unless you’re also gonna nominate the part of the vfx team behind it and the vfx supervisor because that is a joint effort.”
Andy Serkis Takes His Oscar Campaign To The People
He’ll stop asking for an Oscar when he gets an Oscar.
‘Entertainment Weekly’ Caves In To Andy Serkis, Replaces the Term ‘Animation’ With ‘Digital Makeup’
“Entertainment Weekly” has published a piece on the upcoming “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” without once mentioning the terms ‘animation,’ ‘motion capture,’ or ‘performance capture.’
Andy Serkis Does Everything, Animators Do Nothing, Says Andy Serkis
In his never-ending quest to be recognized as a serious thespian, character actor Andy Serkis continues to minimize the role of the animators who make his performances possible. With each interview he gives, Serkis seems to do more and more of the work, and the animators less and less. About the only thing Serkis doesn’t do at this point is build his own motion capture rigs and provide his own craft services.
India’s First 3D Motion-Capture Film Looks Like An Epic Trainwreck
India’s first 3-D mo-cap CGI feature, “Kochadaiiyaan,” will open on May 9th. By Western feature animation quality standards, it looks unwatchable, but perhaps it’s considered acceptable in India.
The Latest Developments in Motion Capture
Michael Bay, Jon Favreau, Ray Liotta, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel all participate in this Funny or Die video about the latest developments …
