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On top of that, Andy Serkis was on hand to introduce a brief video showcasing the live - action human actors filming the performance capture for the Ape roles side by side split screen with the computer animated finished footage of the Apes.

Where movies like «Avatar» stepped up the performance capture technology, «Rise» goes even further, filming the performance capture and live - action sequences at the same time.

In comparison, «Avatar» filmed the performance capture in front of green screen and added in the live actors and world around that.

Not exact matches

When one talks of World Cups and match - winning performances it is easy to overlook the achievements of Plánička and his contemporaries, their performances on grainy, monochrome film, in favour of more modern keepers, whose every save and move is captured in High Definition and repeated ad nauseam.

Or you can become an actor by donning a performance - capture suit, creating your own avatar and inserting yourself in scenes taken from the film.

The film is anchored by two excellent central performances; normally known for stand - up comedy, Dave Johns as the titular character delivers solid work in his film debut but it's Hayley Squires as the single mother of two who finds herself in some devastating circumstances that truly captures your heart.

Although it could use tighter editing — like most everything in this regrettably paced film — the third act reappearance of Gollum is terrific, and amplified by a go - for - broke motion - capture performance by Andy Serkis.

Instead of keeping in tune with such an origin, the film's primary primate, George (a motion captured performance by Jason Liles) is simply an albino gorilla who's best friends with a primatologist / beefcake named Davis Okoye (Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson).

What human intrigue there is finds itself secured by consistently inspired performances, the highlights of which include the dashing, then - up - and - coming Jude Law as Lord Alfred «Bosie» Douglas, - a man who must choose between embracing his lover and escaping the tragic fate of this lover - and, of course, leading man Stephen Fry, whose capturing of Oscar Wilde's classic charisma, broken by a profound vulnerability which Fry captures through striking dramatic layers, molds a leading man more consistently engrossing than the film itself.

Critic Consensus: Though this ambitious noir crime - drama captures the atmosphere of its era, it suffers from subpar performances, a convoluted story, and the inevitable comparisons to other, more successful films of its genre.

The film does a great job at capturing the cold, evil nature of Ian Mckellen's character (who is well cast and gives a great performance) But considering that this is a film directed by Bryan Singer, you know right from the start that this isn't his strongest directorial effort.

It is amazing how much hair - raising action and fluid movement this film captures in the confined interior of a car trunk, or how many mood shifts Mr. Dorff conveys in a performance that can only be called multi-dimensional.

With stunning performances from its cast, the film occur during the First World War, and it shows us the chaos, and considering the fact that this was made in 1930, it's an impressive feat in filmmaking, as what we have here is a picture that captures the fear and agony of combat, and it's a well made movie for its time, and it still looks great after all these years.

The performances further distinguish this the portrayals of notable figures in this film, which delivers on plenty of neat cameos and supporting performances by recognizable talents who nail the recognizable figures, while leading man Alan Rickman more - or-less carries things with his trademark dry, soft - spoken charisma, which captures the mysterious madness and cleverness of Hilly Krystal.

After these notable performances, Mihok continued to create memorable and diverse roles in such films as THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, DARK BLUE, BASIC, CONNIE AND CARLA, director Shane Black's KISS KISS BANG BANG, 10TH & WOLF, HOLLYWOODLAND, SEX AND DEATH 101, THE LONGSHOTS, Marvel's PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, and the unsettling motion - capture performance of the Alpha Male creature that went toe - to - toe with Will Smith in I AM LEGEND.

There's some very candid, fascinating footage here capturing the process of making the film (in, for a surprise revelation, not a real Parisian flat but a studio - built apartment replica surrounded by green screens, not at all dissimilar to David Cronenberg's use of similar magic for A Dangerous Method, not that you can tell in either film in its finished form, where the technology is seamless and unobtrusive), with Haneke working with the actors in a rigorous, nitty - gritty way that lets us see what infinitesimal precision he's looking for in performance, in movement, in blocking, and in composition.

These comments perhaps serve as a testament to just how far digital performance capture has come in recent years, to the point where some actors actually prefer the process to - or at least would put it alongside - traditionally filmed roles.

In the film, Dwayne Johnson plays Davis Okoye, friend and trainer of George the gorilla (performance capture by Jason Liles).

Blu - ray Highlight: In addition to an excellent six - part documentary that runs the entire gamut of production — from location shooting in Romania, to Nicolas Cage's (creepy) performance capture of the Ghost Rider, to special effects and more — the Blu - ray also includes a feature similar to Warner Bros.» Maximum Movie Mode where directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor dissect the film (sometimes pausing it to discuss certain scenes in more detail) with the help of behind - the - scenes footage.

All of the sounds are captured perfectly in the performance, in one of the best sounding concert films I've ever heard.

Though eye - popping inits depiction of otherworldly flora and fauna, the performance capture C.G.I.never seems gimmicky or threatens to overwhelm the film.

But the play was a deeply religious work, metaphorical, the imagery of man merged with horse essential to its message, so while Richard Burton and Peter Firth gave excellent, Oscar nominated performances in the film, the picture never quite captured the power of the stage play.

The filmmakers have assembled a stellar cast, including Felicity Jones, nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in The Theory of Everything; Diego Luna, who was featured in 2008's Oscar - winning Milk and 2013's Elysium; Ben Mendelsohn, recently nominated for an Emmy for his leading role in Bloodline and co-starring in the upcoming Mississippi Grind; Donnie Yen, Hong Kong action star and martial artist who starred in Ip Man and Blade II; Jiang Wen, who co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the award - winning Let the Bullets Fly and Devils on the Doorstep; Forest Whitaker, recently featured in the critically - acclaimed Lee Daniels» The Butler and winner of an Academy Award for his leading role in 2006's The Last King of Scotland; Mads Mikkelsen, who starred in The Hunt and was the memorable villain from 2006's Casino Royale; Alan Tudyk, who plays a performance - capture character in Rogue One, stars in the soon - to - be-released Con Man series and Trumbo, which releases this November; and Riz Ahmed, who was recently featured in Nightcrawler and starred in the BAFTA - winning film Four Lions.

As before, the film is anchored by a startlingly realistic motion - capture performance from Andy Serkis that fills the screen with complex emotions.

In 2004 «Zemeckis» decided to go a different route from his previous films and push the envelope of performance - capture technology.

Featuring a fantastic score of 17 all - new songs, Shrek The Musical was filmed on stage to capture the magic of a Broadway performance and stars an amazing celebrated cast including Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek), Sutton Foster (Fiona), Daniel Breaker (Donkey), Christopher Sieber (Lord Farquaad), and John Tartaglia (Pinocchio).

One especially unnerving scene places us at a swanky gala dinner that is interrupted by a performance artist — played, brilliantly, by the actor and stunt coordinator Terry Notary, whose motion - capture work in the recent «Planet of the Apes» films serves him ferociously well here.

He also gives the worse karaoke performance ever captured on film.

Proyas is gearing up to start shooting the predominately performance - captured film this coming January in Australia.

Billed as an origin's story, this remake of the 1972 film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, features motion - capture performances and CGI primates created by the digital wizardry of Weta Digital, the company behind the Avatar characters.

Credibility is lent by another strong performance by Roy Scheider, and when he's on screen, the film actually manages to come close to capturing some of the intrigue that made the original film so riveting.

The infectious performances and the dreamy version of New York captured by Sono still make it worth the trip along with the resolute aim of the film to have fun.

This fascinating viewing mode lets you watch the entire film in its original motion capture performance state.

Eilis's journey from a shy, provincial gal to a secure woman, one who would fit in well with today's feminist model, is captured slowly, convincingly, and with a sustained beauty of classic delivery in a film that evokes emotions from sadness to ecstasy and highlights an Oscar - worthy performance from Ms. Ronan.

I'm curious if there were directors you looked to for inspiration when conceiving of the film, both aesthetically and in the way you hoped to capture performance.

Andy Serkis does win for best performance of the film as Captain Haddock, once again proving that he's best using in motion capture performances, which I can never understand.

Along with the faultless performances, especially from «Chronicle» and «Friday Night Lights» star Michael B Jordan, the device gives the film a taut edge, leading up to the brilliantly executed recreation of the BART station scene, which is a fine example of tension - building, and manages to capture with dreadful relatability the chaos of those panicky moments, and the irrevocability of what occurs.

The film uses performance, animation of poems comes to life, and interview footage to capture Shane's heart and spirit.

Last we heard, Peter Jackson — who will direct the follow - up — said he hoped to film the performance - capture portion of the...

This was a great scene and, like the stuff with Sully early on, would have gone a long way toward a performance argument for the film amid all of the motion - capture debate last year.

Apocalypse Now Year: 1979 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola's best film without the word «Godfather» in it was the result of two years in the jungle, which led to performances that captured mental breakdown in a way that felt all too real.

Although filmed in performance capture, Jamie Bell plays Tintin, Andy Serkis plays Captain Haddock, and Daniel Craig the villain, Red Rackham.

The seven cuts are presented either in different stages of animation (sometimes just with actors» faces pasted on characters) or in performance capture, each enough to appreciate as it would have played in the film.

Trailers: Tintin, Green Lantern, Good Neighbors: Steven Spielberg gives animation a shot with his upcoming performance capture film The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn.

She stars in the film opposite George Clooney as a teenager with the appropriate angst but gives a performance that has captured the attention of many in attendance here.

For the first time this is a film that I think truly deserves the preferred «performance capture» label over the more commonly used «motion capture» one, as the Na «vi do come off not so much as computer - generated creations (see: any Robert Zemeckis - directed mo - cap endeavor) than true (pardon the pun) avatars for genuine dramatic performances.

Artists far and wide were invited to create an artwork that captures the spirit and dark energy of Lynne Ramsay's film, foregrounding the central performance by Phoenix.

Warner Bros. is moving that film back a year for what Serkis says are the technological demands for the motion - capture performances of the film.

But what really lends this film its human face are the next - level motion - captured performances from Andy Serkis as Caesar but also Karin Konoval, who is amazingly expressive as Maurice.

Naked (1993) Before Harry Potter, David Thewlis had a career as an actor, and I dare say his finest performance was captured in the Mike Leigh film, Naked.