The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Well, I have certainly come to enjoy recently and formerly the works of Andy Serkis, dominantly, and others that are the human actors behind some of the greatest CGI performances of the animation's history. This is thread is for those people and their performances. Share your favorites, news, and any other neat clips. Even just photos of some of your favorites. This thread is for those people. You can share what you think is the best motion capture performance too! All right here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yeah he's alright that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 He's the greatest actor you've never seen. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I'm tired of motion capture. Andy Circus in the Disney SW was terrible. Just put some makeup on him. The only SS popcorn movies in the last decade have been friggin' motion capture. Cameron is stuck on it too. Sharkissimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Just now, Batman's Diet Coke said: I'm tired of motion capture. Andy Circus in the Disney SW was terrible. Just put some makeup on him. The only SS popcorn movies in the last decade have been friggin' motion capture. I admire the great skill and effort that these actors have. Just watching Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug makes you ache. These are some of the most versatile and able actors. The hardest part is they might be doing something as themselves, but they have to think how they would do something as someone else, in an entirely different form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 That's what actors have to do regardless of whether they're in a green room wearing a space suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Naïve Old Fart and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: That's what actors have to do regardless of whether they're in a green room wearing a space suit. No, it's so much more. Just a few examples of some of the most complex CGI performances. As much as people may dislike the CGI Tarkin in RO, Guy Henry has to portray a character played by a now deceased Peter Cushing, with the voice and movement, but all into a CGI character. That is difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Serkis was good as Bill Sikes. 39 minutes ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: I'm tired of motion capture. Andy Circus in the Disney SW was terrible. Just put some makeup on him. The only SS popcorn movies in the last decade have been friggin' motion capture. Cameron is stuck on it too. From what I can gather you're also tired of movies that aren't Titanic or all movies that didn't come out thirty years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I've given up trying to argue with you. I would not presume to debate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Who's arguing? Out of interest, what was the last movie you really loved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Probably one of the Bonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 49 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: Just watching Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug makes you ache. Well, that's not a motion-capture performance that's on par with Serkis' performances of generally humanoid-looking characters. There's really not a lot of Cumberbatch's performance in the film. I'm glad that they went to the lengths of doing it, and I do think some of his little mannerisms do pull through, but for the most part I think it was done to appease the actor (which, in and of itself is important to get the right performance). 55 minutes ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: Andy Circus in the Disney SW was terrible. Yeah, it must be my least favorite motion capture performance of his. But its true across the board with the baddies, so it seems to be more of an intentional direction from Johnson. 38 minutes ago, The Illustrious Jerry said: As much as people may dislike the CGI Tarkin in RO, Guy Henry has to portray a character played by a now deceased Peter Cushing, with the voice and movement, but all into a CGI character. That is difficult. Oh, the performance is fine, its just the face itself that isn't that great. Motion capture has been used previously to make digital doubles move more convincingly, but such doubles are typically created with the actor at hand: you scan his face on the motion capture stage. To attempt to construct such a double from existing footage instead was valiant, but foolish. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 14 minutes ago, Batman's Diet Coke said: Probably one of the Bonds. Casino Royale? That was the first Bond movie to show me that 007 could be more than cheesy knockaround action flicks. Chen G. and Gruesome Son of a Bitch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Yeah, I dug that one and QOS. Nice real movies with no motion capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I hated QoS. Skyfall was somewhat better though. I still haven't seen Spectre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Quintus said: I still haven't seen Spectre. Don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chen G. 3,949 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I really don't know what's there to appreciate about Snoke or Maz. They're literally bit parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 I just love the whole process and the actor's work in their performances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Pity it's a useless character there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 54 minutes ago, Quintus said: I hated QoS. Skyfall was somewhat better though. I still haven't seen Spectre. SPECTRE is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 56 minutes ago, Chen G. said: Don't bother. Your life won't be worth spit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Quintus said: Serkis was good as Bill Sikes. He also made a fantastic Ian Drury. I'll have to agree with ET&Elliot on Snoke. Beyond the tired and unimaginative character design (perpetuating that longstanding and harmful association with deformity and evil so common in popular fiction) his vocal performance was all too pantomime and obvious. A booming basso profundo we've all heard before, and done with more invention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Andy Serkis is a jerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 33 minutes ago, Sharky said: He also made a fantastic Ian Drury. I'll have to agree with ET&Elliot on Snoke. Beyond the tired and unimaginative character design (perpetuating that longstanding and harmful association with deformity and evil so common in popular fiction) his vocal performance was all too pantomime and obvious. A booming basso profundo we've all heard before, and done with more invention. To me the whole design and treatment of this character is wholly forgettable. Absolutely pointless. That he features so prominently, then, well how could I possibly rate TLJ anything more than passable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 ET&Elliot? I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Only over-analysers hate TLJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 You've still got a storming lob on for it I see. Maybe watch TLJ before you next cosy up with a girl Drax, it might work wonders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 It was alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Margo Channing said: +1 5 hours ago, Sharky said: He also made a fantastic Ian Drury. Yes! He was born to play Dury. He was also good as a rock star, in an episode of [spooks]. I liked him as Stumpy. 4 hours ago, Quintus said: You've still got a storming lob on for it I see. Maybe watch TLJ before you next cosy up with a girl Drax, it might work wonders! 4 hours ago, Margo Channing said: It was alright. What was? TLJ, or the girl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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