These are wonderful times for animation bloggers, what with all the controversy raging about whether or not motion capture/performance capture is or is not animation. I have long said that it is, but would like to amplify my feelings a bit on the matter. The cause for this is a recent posting from the ever [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Avatar'
Oh Motion Capture, What Art Thou?
March 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Computer animation, Motion capture, Rotoscoping
Tags: Avatar·Bill Kroyer·Brilliance (TV commercial)·Digital Productions·Max Fleischer·Robert Abel and Associates·Rotoscope
Avatar
December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Animation and live action, Computer animation, Motion capture, Stereoscopic films
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Well, the wait is over and, whether one likes it or not, Avatar looks like the game changer that James Cameron, Jeffrey Katzenberg and other promoters of 3D movies said it would be, quieting critics who said the technology would never really work in live action. It also looks like it will be the film [...]
Tags: Avatar·District 9·James Cameron·Neill Blomkamp·Rotomation
My 3D Headache
December 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Stereoscopic films
Yesterday, tired of Atlanta’s continuing lack of Imax theaters showing Hollywood fare, my wife and I drove to the AMC Southlake 24, in Morrow (about a 30 minutes away) to see Avatar. The theater complex is a rather comfortable oasis in the midst of a rather desolate shopping complex and largely enjoyed the movie; but [...]
Tags: 3D movie glasses·3D movie headaches·Avatar·Stereoscopic films