Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Apes trailer which takes humanised monkey effects to a whole new level

    By GRAHAM SMITH

    You'll believe an ape can talk: A five-second preview from the forthcoming Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes took the Internet by storm yesterday. Today a full trailer was unveiled to awestruck science-fiction fans


    The original 1960s film was a milestone in prosthetic make-up effects.

    Now the latest instalment in the Planet Of The Apes franchise is taking another giant step forward in depicting 'realism' in fantasy cinema.

    A five-second preview clip of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes posted online yesterday, left awestruck science-fiction fans clamouring for more. Today, the full trailer was unveiled.


    Spellbinding: Filmmakers have made liberal use of CGI technology to create what looks to be the most realistic depiction yet of a humanised ape


    Pop culture icon: Roddy McDowall as Cornelius in Escape From The Planet Of The Apes, the third film in the franchise


    Yesterday's tantalisingly brief segment shows an actor - who could be Andy Serkis as Caesar, the part made famous by Roddy McDowall in the original films - in his ape 'make-up'.

    This close-up comes at the end of the full trailer for the new prequel, which shows how apes in the present day came to be supremely intelligent beings who take over Earth.


    The new prequel, which shows how apes in the present day came to be supremely intelligent beings who take over Earth, stars James Franco (right) as a scientist conducting experiments on the animals


    Filmmakers have made liberal use of CGI technology to create what looks to be the most realistic depiction yet of a humanised ape.

    By using motion-capture technology - which records and analyses information from markers stuck onto the actor's body, and infrared lights which illuminate him - the special effects team is able to track motion and force.

    This 'MoCap' technique has been used in many recent blockbusters, including the Lord Of The Rings trilogy for translating Serkis' movements into Gollum.


    Calm before the storm: WETA Digital, an Oscar-winning visual effects company who worked on Avatar, is responsible for the new film's effects


    Even the CGI effects in Tim Burton's 2001 remake Planet Of The Apes look dated when placed alongside the new effect.

    Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes stars James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow and Brian Cox and is scheduled for an August release in the U.S.


    Rising star: The film also features Freida Pinto (pictured) and veteran acrtors John Lithgow and Brian Cox


    Apes escape: What looks to be the start of a simian rampage begins


    Too close for comfort? An ape watches over Pinto and Franco asleep in bed


    Summer blockbuster? The new film is scheduled for an August release in the U.S.


    Big budget: Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes promises to be an action-packed, special effects-driven extravaganza


    Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - Trailer (HD)



    source: dailymail

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