![]() You are on set, working with the actors, and you are fully acting. the role of the actor is much more like a live action situation. In New Orleans, you would just drink and drink and drink water and it would never seem to stay in your body for more than two seconds. Fortunately we were wearing so much electronics in our backpack for the head-mounted camera and live markers the byproduct of wearing all that was it did keep you a little warmer. we had heat pads stuck wherever we could inside our mocap suits. It was freezing cold in Vancouver where we were in wet rainforests, and then we were in blistering heat in New Orleans. To have rough timber at your feet really makes you feel and therefore communicate in a more truthful way. A volume can be a sterile environment where you have to imagine the geography. the technology is so robust now, and Weta has evolved such a solid pipeline and hardware for working on set. He also wanted the natural light, Michael Seresin’s brilliant lighting. It adds so much to the reality - that’s what Matt wanted. This time 95 percent was filmed on location. Tell us about filming and the performance capture process. ![]() In contrast with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a large amount of performance capture was handled on location, largely around New Orleans and Vancouver. It was fantastic to have that level of communication. Before every single take we’d all build up so that when the cameras were rolling we knew we were all absolutely in character. ![]() The rehearsal process was crucial and carried on during principal photography. We were doing these long, involved improvisations where we were working on hierarchy and character, some using sign language, some using ape vocalizations, how we would arrive at human language. The rehearsal phase was thrilling working with my fellow actors like Judy Greer, who plays Cornelia. We had this huge task of creating a linguistic spectrum and a way of communicating. One of the joys of the process was working with Matt and the others in our ‘apes camp’ leading up to principal photography. Many are strongly defined and beautifully acted with great performances including Karin Konoval, who plays Maurice Toby Kebbell, who plays Koba Nick Thurston, who plays Caesar’s son and Terry Notary who plays Rocket. This time you worked with numerous cast members who also played apes who were brought to the screen with performance capture. We can accelerate and move forward a thousand years or only one year, and we can continue to examine their evolution. What’s so glorious about about making these films is it’s all about character. #PLANET OF THE APES MOTION CAPTURE GIF MOVIE#That could take place in the next movie or in another three movies’ time. We know where (the story) ends up - the 1968 version where the apes have inherited the earth. We felt it was important to have a balanced humans-and-apes story, and Caesar was this conduit between the two, and without prejudice either way. It’s about family and the future and survival. agreed that we didn’t want there to be any jingoistic pro-ape rant at the end. He is neither pro- or anti- human - having been brought up by humans, he does carry those memories. For me, the challenge was to create a strong but empathetic lead, who could see both sides and was not judgmental or prejudiced. The utopia that he has created is running very successfully until the arrival of the humans, who the apes believed had all but disappeared after the pandemic. ![]() In this sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, your character Caesar is 10 years older, responsible for his Ape community and has a family. PHOTOS ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’: Andy Serkis, Keri Russell Return to San Francisco for Premiere Serkis talked with THR about attending an “ape camp” with his fellow actors, how he’s planning to film the animal characters in Jungle Book and what he feels like to be about to say good-bye to Middle Earth. During the course of Jackson’s six Tolkien films, Serkis found a career-changing role in front of the camera as Gollum and also developed his skills behind the camera as second unit director on The Hobbit trilogy. Īlso Peter Jackson‘s The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies opens in December, bringing to a conclusion Serkis’ 14-year journey through J.R.R. Abrams ’ upcoming Star Wars film and - further out - he will direct a retelling of George Orwell ’s Animal Farm. He’s ramping up to helm Warner Bros.’ adaptation of Rudyard Kipling ’s The Jungle Book he’s taking on a role in J.J. #PLANET OF THE APES MOTION CAPTURE GIF FULL#The multitalented actor and director also has a full schedule ahead of him. ![]()
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