Archive for October, 2009

Mincho Marinov’s Wep Page

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Massive Software Facial Fuzzy Logic Animation –Videos

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Q&A: King of Mo-Cap Andy Serkis on Digital Acting and Gollum’s Oscar Diss

Andy Serkis is the reigning master of performance for motion-capture — the recording of an actor’s every move and facial nuance for use by animators to enliven CG characters. In his acclaimed star turns as the ring-addicted Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the noble mega-ape in King Kong, 43-year-old Serkis invested [...]

THE FUTURE OF MOTION CAPTURE

THE FUTURE OF MOTION CAPTURE Heath Firestone In this article, I’m getting right at the meat of what technologies are, getting us closer to that goal, and what this really means for the future of not only motion capture filmmaking, which Steve Perlman of Mova (www.mova.com), refers to as volumetric cinematography, but also the impact [...]

MOTION CAPTURE

MOTION CAPTURE Heath Firestone Motion capture, or mocap as it is often referred to, is one of the great new frontiers in the world of movie making, and although it has had its resistance in the film community, it is becoming a crucial tool in complex digital effects. And, as it develops, it has become [...]

Tracking hands, Camera & Projection // The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology –Video

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Watchmen //Digital Acting of Dr. Manhattan // Making of –Video

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How Benjamin Button got his face //Making of –Video

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Pirates of the Caribbean //Digital Acting of Davy Jones //Making of –Video

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Virtual Acting: The Innovations Are Real

The digital acting in King Kong was a huge leap forward, because it was the first such performance that really brought emotional weight. © 2005 Universal Studios. Several years ago, I got to spend some quality time alone with Ray Harryhausen. It was only about half an hour, but I count it as a career [...]

Looking CG Treasure From Dead Man’s Chest ILM raises the character animation bar with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, and Bill Desowitz gets an overview from John Knoll and Hal Hickel.

When undertaking back-to-back sequels to Disney’s surprise blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Industrial Light & Magic quickly realized that it neWith the help of the Imocap system, Bill Nighy’s creepy Davy Jones is the next great CG performance after Gollum and King Kong. All images © 2006 Disney Enterprises [...]