Making of smaug motion capture software

The actor put his full body into the villainous dragon, lending his talents to the motioncapture process in as wonderfully ridiculous form as would. Benedict cumberbatch performs mocap smaug in making of. Desolation of smaug, talking about the creative process and a sneak peek into what went into making smaug himself. The hobbit and other movies that will make you sick and may kill you the nausea and disorientation caused by the new framerate format for the hobbit films is childs play compared with. The motion capture and cgi that went into creating smaug. A failed final fantasy film brought hollywood around on motion capture. Smaug extra behind the scenes of the desolation of smaug. Peter jacksons weta digital has released a new video exclusively to the hollywood reporter detailing its oscarnominated work to create the massive dragon smaug and meld it with the performance of benedict cumberbatch for the hobbit. Benedict cumberbatch behindthescenes of the hobbit. Markerless systems use algorithms from matchmoving software to. Martin freeman and andy serkis behind the scenes of the hobbit. Avatars new performance capture technology could revolutionize the way directors, actors and animators collaborate to create whole new worlds on screen.

The desolation of smaug original motion picture soundtrack special edition by various artists on amazon music. Benedict cumberbatch doing mocap for smaug in the hobbit imitation. Perhaps the most wellknown of its characters is gollum, a mys. Desolation of smaug on dvd and bluray, we had a quick chat with dave about some of the work hes done with weta. Creating digital animation by hand is known as keyframing or. Famed motion capture performer andy serkis, the man behind gollum. Heres benedict cumberbatch doing mocap as the hobbits smaug. The hobbit and other movies that will make you sick and. A failed final fantasy film brought hollywood around on. But sometimes you still need the input of a trained actor to bring that character to life. As animation supervisor at weta digital, dave clayton knows a thing or two about creating virtual worlds.

Achmed the dead terrorist has a son jeff dunham controlled chaos jeff dunham duration. Wetas animation boss talks about the cgi of the hobbit. Motion capture king andy serkis, who has played gollum in both the lord of the rings and the hobbit films, gave cumberbatch advice on playing smaug. Take a peek inside the world of the animation team as they work out how to. The desolation of smaug, having benedict in a mocap suit seemed to help get him immersed and. Watch benedict cumberbatch record smaugs movements via. The desolation of smaug 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With technological developments taking hold in hollywood, perhaps the most prominent. You have to see benedict cumberbatchs motioncapture. What you need to know about 3d motion capture engadget. A revealing and funny behind the scenes for the movie ted using motion capture system mvn.

Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Andy serkis explains christian bales motion capture performance in. The great goblin, the three stonetrolls, many of the orcs and goblins in the 2012 film the hobbit. Sam worthington and director james cameron during the motion capture shooting of. Thats where motion capture comes in, and its been a gamechanger in helping to breathe life into our favorite creatures and characters on screen. Benedict cumberbatch the hobbit the best scene smaug. An overview of the rise of motion capture filmmaking film inquiry. This month sees the release of the second film in the hobbit trilogy. Behindthescenes footage of benedict cumberbatchs motioncapture performance of smaug in the hobbit movies shows the actor really. Beautiful performance of benedict cumberbatch in the movies of the hobbit as the dragon smaug the best scene. But in the meantime, it might be even better to know what benedict cumberbatch looks like when pretending to be that dragon, a human decked out in motion capture dots and making. Benedict s motion capture for smaug i cant wait to see full behind the.