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Behind The Scenes

Vanilla

Vanilla

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Hey guys :)

I'm a bit of a film fanatic, so for anyone who'd like to discuss the making of films, or post videos of the 'behind the scenes' of a film, here's the place to do it.

In anticipation for the 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,' movie coming in July this year, I thought I'd post a video about the making of the first movie; 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'. It's one of my all time favourite films; featuring a sophisticated storyline, and some of the most polished CGI to have ever come out of Hollywood (though technically it was mostly done in New Zealand!).

In this video we can see much of the motion capture work done at Weta Studios, with legendary motion capture actor Andy Serkis (who played Gollum in LOTR).

*SPOILER - THIS VIDEO REVEALS MUCH OF THE MAIN PLOT POINTS*​

 
Making of features (and other extra material) are one of those things I always check out when buying a DVD (haven't gone blu ray yet; though I haven't bought any movies recently either).

I do prefer non-CG effects actually and I always felt those movies offered a more interesting look into the creation process. Seeing someone run around with dots on the face seems a little underwhelming if you look at all those 1970s and 1980s movies with a full set.

But I guess I'm a bit more into propmaking and modelling in a physical sense rather than 3d design on computers, so maybe that's where my interest in physical sets comes from.

However, I do think that current CG does look realistic enough (in most cases) to make it a good replacement for physical sets and props. Looking at a movie with physical models; Robocop (the 1980s one), I still can't really get behind the ED209 animation. If you're doing stopmotion at least make it look good. Nightmare before christmas did get it right though.

My favorite movie in terms of setbuilding, props and design is probably Blade runner. Followed closely by Alien. Both movies where CG wasn't really a viable technology for movies to start with.
 
King_Oni said:
Making of features (and other extra material) are one of those things I always check out when buying a DVD (haven't gone blu ray yet; though I haven't bought any movies recently either).

I do prefer non-CG effects actually and I always felt those movies offered a more interesting look into the creation process. Seeing someone run around with dots on the face seems a little underwhelming if you look at all those 1970s and 1980s movies with a full set.

But I guess I'm a bit more into propmaking and modelling in a physical sense rather than 3d design on computers, so maybe that's where my interest in physical sets comes from.

However, I do think that current CG does look realistic enough (in most cases) to make it a good replacement for physical sets and props. Looking at a movie with physical models; Robocop (the 1980s one), I still can't really get behind the ED209 animation. If you're doing stopmotion at least make it look good. Nightmare before christmas did get it right though.

My favorite movie in terms of setbuilding, props and design is probably Blade runner. Followed closely by Alien. Both movies where CG wasn't really a viable technology for movies to start with.
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Yeah, of course not all films require CGI, and sometimes it's not appropriate to have any at all. I feel CGI should be used appropriately as an aid to create a desired tone to the film, rather than as a fad being used simply to sell tickets at the box office. I personally will always choose a good story, with hand-made props, over a flashy, yet poorly written film.

I do feel though that this film possessed the beautiful combination of good story, and good CGI. I believe the CGI was actually necessary for the particular style of story. As it's a 'coming of age' kind of story, I feel it added much towards this particular movie, because it allowed for the audience to better connect with the main character, and become better immersed within the deep, and very personal emotional journey that the ape 'Caesar' undergoes.

I do find film-making in general to be a fun and fascinating world in it's own though, which I enjoy obsessing much over, so do quite enjoy documentaries such as this. It just looks like good fun work :)
 
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