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(FilmDrunk) Interesting Fox is going apeshiat trying to get Andy Serkis an Oscar nomination for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"   (filmdrunk.uproxx.com) divider line 73
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Rev. Skarekroe [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 04:01:33 PM
Is he going to share it with the team of animators?
 
Exception Collection [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 04:30:49 PM
Either he or the animators deserve one.
 
Mugato [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 04:30:57 PM
Obvious tag get motion captured and locked up?
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 04:32:17 PM
Did any of you see the Subtitles of the DVD Commentary of the Making of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes?
 
ThatGuyGreg [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 04:32:54 PM
That shiat is bananas.

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GAT_00 [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 04:46:10 PM
It was the best performance I've seen this year. I haven't seen many movies this year, but it was the best that I've seen. Damn convincing monkey.
 
MaxxLarge [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 05:15:02 PM
Coming this fall: "CGFX: Rise of the SynThespians."
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 06:06:01 PM
"He BECAME Caesar the ape. It was incredible to watch. He refused to break character for the entire shoot. I saw him hurl his own feces at a PA who messed up his Starbucks order once. What an incredible artist."

Pure gold.
 
some.old.lady. [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 06:23:13 PM
kingoomieiii: Did any of you see the Subtitles of the DVD Commentary of the Making of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes?

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Nope. You going to share?
 
Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude
2011-11-30 06:27:57 PM
MaxxLarge: Coming this fall: "CGFX: Rise of the SynThespians."

As boring a movie as S1m0ne was, it will probably wind up being prophetic in that we'll wind up seeing "synthetic" actors being given top honors.
 
hillbillypharmacist [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 06:34:17 PM
Give that motherf*cker something. What a great Gollum he was.
 
Britney Spear's Speculum
2011-11-30 06:53:55 PM
I gave up on the Oscars when Leo wasn't nominated for Titanic.
 
bighasbeen [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 07:16:19 PM
Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: MaxxLarge: Coming this fall: "CGFX: Rise of the SynThespians."

As boring a movie as S1m0ne was, it will probably wind up being prophetic in that we'll wind up seeing "synthetic" actors being given top honors.

I don't think people will ever not like seeing actual people in their movies. It's just my opinion, of course, but I put a lot of stock in the uncanny valley hypothesis. (new window) Especially with the widespread availability of HD TVs in the home, these minor incongruities can tend to stand out very starkly. Sure, it works for throw-away or fantastical action/adventure FX movies like Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but I doubt we will be seeing these sorts of effects or techniques arising in movies which rely on human drama and empathy primarily.
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 07:29:38 PM
some.old.lady.: kingoomieiii: Did any of you see the Subtitles of the DVD Commentary of the Making of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes?

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Nope. You going to share?

Oh, I was just stringing together an absurd title.

...you could call this the Admission of the Fabrication of the Subtitles of the DVD Commentary of the Making of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
 
Calmamity [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 07:35:16 PM
bighasbeen: I don't think people will ever not like seeing actual people in their movies.

I thought the same thing about sets, stunts, special effects, et al when CGI first started to get a strong foothold.

Most people will like what they are told to like.

Most people are tasteless boobs who wouldn't get the Ow My Balls! joke if you explained it to them twice.
 
LegacyDL
2011-11-30 07:36:06 PM
Britney Spear's Speculum: I gave up on the Oscars when Leo wasn't nominated for Titanic.

I gave up when Dark Knight didn't get nominated for best picture.

/Haters gonna hate
 
Apos [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 07:36:42 PM
hillbillypharmacist: Give that motherf*cker something. What a great Gollum he was.
 
beta_plus
2011-11-30 07:37:33 PM
He deserves it. w/o question he gave one of the best performances of the year.
 
Ow! That was my feelings!
2011-11-30 07:38:08 PM
anybody seen it? worth netflixing?
 
LegacyDL
2011-11-30 07:40:22 PM
Ow! That was my feelings!: anybody seen it? worth netflixing?

Yes it is, in all seriousness I thought Franco was going to bring the movie down, but all in all the movie was really solid.

And surprisingly enough you can somewhat connect with Serkis' portrayal of Caesar.
 
scottydoesntknow [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 07:43:55 PM
LegacyDL: Ow! That was my feelings!: anybody seen it? worth netflixing?

Yes it is, in all seriousness I thought Franco was going to bring the movie down, but all in all the movie was really solid.

And surprisingly enough you can somewhat connect with Serkis' portrayal of Caesar.

I couldn't get over the idea of people losing to apes. The gorilla jumping into the helicopter just didn't make sense. Why would you keep your helicopter within gorilla jumping distance?! Didn't they teach you anything in pilot's school?

Then I heard what actually happens and it piqued my interest a lot more. Personally the trailers don't do it justice.
 
CarnySaur
2011-11-30 07:46:21 PM
Calmamity: Most people are tasteless boobs who wouldn't get the Ow My Balls! joke if you explained it to them twice.

boobs
 
Loucifer
2011-11-30 07:51:06 PM
Serkis mind that's running wild!
 
velvet_fog
2011-11-30 07:58:31 PM
LegacyDL: Britney Spear's Speculum: I gave up on the Oscars when Leo wasn't nominated for Titanic.

I gave up when Dark Knight didn't get nominated for best picture.

/Haters gonna hate

It's okay. The Oscars apologized by expanding it to 10 nominees the following year so wonderful movies like The Blind Side (are you farking kidding me??? The Blind Side?) could get nominated for Best Picture.

/don't even remember who won Best Picture for '08
//don't care
 
KatjaMouse
2011-11-30 07:58:49 PM
Serkis has to get something. Dammit he's great.
 
KatjaMouse
2011-11-30 08:00:01 PM
velvet_fog: /don't even remember who won Best Picture for '08
//don't care

It's our Super Bowl, dammit!
 
DoblerMeyer
2011-11-30 08:02:31 PM
I hate every ape I see
From chimpan-A to chimpan-Z
Oh, won't you make an Oscar winner out of me?!

/Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius
// Rock me Dr. Zaius
 
Wollffeey
2011-11-30 08:06:12 PM
scottydoesntknow: LegacyDL: Ow! That was my feelings!: anybody seen it? worth netflixing?

Yes it is, in all seriousness I thought Franco was going to bring the movie down, but all in all the movie was really solid.

And surprisingly enough you can somewhat connect with Serkis' portrayal of Caesar.

I couldn't get over the idea of people losing to apes. The gorilla jumping into the helicopter just didn't make sense. Why would you keep your helicopter within gorilla jumping distance?! Didn't they teach you anything in pilot's school?

Then I heard what actually happens and it piqued my interest a lot more. Personally the trailers don't do it justice.

That was the opinion I had before watching it. Then I did see it (just last night) and I was so blown away by Caesar. I'm not surprised to learn that he was mo-capped.
 
dajoro
2011-11-30 08:08:08 PM
If you want an Oscar, you should actually appear onscreen. It's a mistake to start nominating special effects for acting awards.
 
Lipspinach
2011-11-30 08:10:38 PM
kingoomieiii: some.old.lady.: kingoomieiii: Did any of you see the Subtitles of the DVD Commentary of the Making of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes?

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Nope. You going to share?

Oh, I was just stringing together an absurd title.

...you could call this the Admission of the Fabrication of the Subtitles of the DVD Commentary of the Making of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

I like the way you think.

/making stuff up is fun!
 
ununcle
2011-11-30 08:13:33 PM
Is this movie really good? I have it downloaded but have yet to watch it.
 
BroVinny
2011-11-30 08:24:35 PM
ununcle: Is this movie really good? I have it downloaded but have yet to watch it.

I saw it at the second-run theater. A pleasant surprise, well worth the .50 I spent.
 
The Negro Community [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 08:31:21 PM
ununcle: Is this movie really good? I have it downloaded but have yet to watch it.

It's worth paying for.
 
nakedcritic
2011-11-30 08:40:11 PM
I think he should have been nominated for The Two Towers
 
stoli n coke
2011-11-30 08:42:03 PM
Serkis deserved a nomination for the 2nd and 3rd Lord Of The Rings movies. He might have had the best performance of anyone in the cast.

FFS, they gave Judi Dench a statue for a movie she was only in for five minutes.
 
The Larch
2011-11-30 08:45:03 PM
CarnySaur: Calmamity: Most people are tasteless boobs who wouldn't get the Ow My Balls! joke if you explained it to them twice.

boobs

hah hah, balls
 
ununcle
2011-11-30 08:59:02 PM
The Negro Community: ununcle: Is this movie really good? I have it downloaded but have yet to watch it.

It's worth paying for.

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havocmike
2011-11-30 09:14:54 PM
good luck, Jason Sudeikis.

cinematicallycorrect.files.wordpress.com

I don't remember seeing him in the movie. was he one of the monkeys?
 
bravian
2011-11-30 09:15:11 PM
dajoro: If you want an Oscar, you should actually appear onscreen. It's a mistake to start nominating special effects for acting awards.

He does appear on screen. But instead of wearing elaborate makeup - he is 'wearing' CGI. How is that hard to understand?
 
bhcompy
2011-11-30 10:12:10 PM
dajoro: If you want an Oscar, you should actually appear onscreen. It's a mistake to start nominating special effects for acting awards.

Andy Serkis was also Gollum. You might not know the work that he did for either role, which is essentially wearing a green suit and acting like a goddamned knuckledragger while doing all of the movements, voicework, etc.
 
UberNeuman
2011-11-30 10:16:00 PM
ThatGuyGreg: That shiat is bananas.

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Bananas!
 
bighasbeen [TotalFark]
2011-11-30 10:16:24 PM
Calmamity: bighasbeen: I don't think people will ever not like seeing actual people in their movies.

I thought the same thing about sets, stunts, special effects, et al when CGI first started to get a strong foothold.

Most people will like what they are told to like.

Most people are tasteless boobs who wouldn't get the Ow My Balls! joke if you explained it to them twice.

Sometimes I forget that Fark =/= Real life

Ow! That was my feelings!: anybody seen it? worth netflixing?

It's alright. About as deep and complicated as a Justin Bieber song, but fun enough. They really go out of their way (to an absurd extent IMO) to make people so bad and evil no-good to ensure that you sympathize with the apes.
 
zato_ichi
2011-11-30 10:26:44 PM
Thirty years from now, Serkis will be spoken of in the same regards as the major innovators of stop-motion, F/X, animation, and makeup.
Bank it.

I know I couldn't do what he does, and from what I understand he is the gold standard for motion capture.
 
AverageAmericanGuy
2011-11-30 10:32:19 PM
nakedcritic: I think he should have been nominated for The Two Towers

That one with Nic Cage?

I didn't recognize Serkis in that one.
 
Tsar_Bomba1
2011-11-30 10:43:07 PM
bravian: dajoro: If you want an Oscar, you should actually appear onscreen. It's a mistake to start nominating special effects for acting awards.

He does appear on screen. But instead of wearing elaborate makeup - he is 'wearing' CGI. How is that hard to understand?



It's already been done and done well. Now about that plot...

www.dvdtalk.com

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Nem Wan
2011-11-30 10:51:27 PM
Rev. Skarekroe: Is he going to share it with the team of animators?

Did they animate anything, or was the CGI ape a digital costume or puppet, with every point of articulation directly connected to a point on Serkis' body? Were Serkis' eye movements captured and directly transposed to the face of the ape? If not, then the animators helped perform the character. Of course the same could be said of stunt doubles, body doubles, hand doubles, dummies, models, and CGI that substitute for the credited actor at various moments throughout most films ever. Yoda was "performed" by Frank Oz but even as a puppet there were multiple puppeteers making that thing work.
 
SomethingToDo
2011-11-30 10:55:42 PM
He wants it
Gives it to him
 
Tax Boy
2011-11-30 11:09:06 PM
How wude.
 
FedExPope
2011-11-30 11:18:21 PM
dajoro: If you want an Oscar, you should actually appear onscreen. It's a mistake to start nominating special effects for acting awards.

Andy Serkis did actually appear in LOTR: Return of the King as Smeagol. It's the first scene of the film and where we see his transformation to Gollum.
 
solitary
2011-11-30 11:45:22 PM
he was a dead ringer for Ian Dury in the biopic (new window)
 
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