planet of the apes strong together scene

“I’ve embraced it as a technology and incredible performance tool. Would you say your motion capture work is defining your career? And it does require huge kahunas to get up and do it actually because on a digital set you have to do a lot of your work internally and use your imagination.” “After a few hours on set in the suit it gets pretty sweaty so no one really wants to be standing next to me! But seriously, it’s liberating and I love it as a way of working because it allows you to play literally anything. But we also had a team of performers skilled in stunts, gymnastics and parkour.” Jumping around on logs and making big leaps off trees is quite precarious so you have to train for this. “We were filming outside towards the end of winter in Vancouver and it was very wet. How tough was it shooting Dawn of the Planet of the Apes? On this film Matt Reeves gets the performance he wants and the animators and VFX artists have to adhere to it exactly.” The technology now allows the fidelity to be so strong with the on set performance. It’s gone from being a visual effect to a true performance – from an on stage reference to an authored performance. “It’s really moved on since I first played Gollum 14 years ago. NME: How much has motion capture technology advanced since you first donned your lycra suit to play Gollum? The pioneer talks us through his work on Matt Reeves’ sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. From Gollum and King Kong to great ape Caesar, Andy Serkis has blazed a new trail for actors with his motion capture performances in recent years.

Planet of the apes strong together scene