Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apesis a film about apes.
The title isnt misleading or a metaphor or anything.
Key characters Caesar, Cornelia, Koba are all chimpanzees.
Actually, thats not completely true.
The truth about those convincing, hyper-real chimpanzees?
Im glad weve got that out of the way.
They act and put in an expressive performance, their motions and body language captured by cameras.
A human actor is easier to handle and direct than less intelligent creatures.
(Though Im sure there are exceptions.
This is essential in a series likePlanet Of The Apeswith its highly-evolved race of simians.
Now mo-cap is a well-established feature of mainstream blockbuster movie production and in the videogaming industry as well.
world ofDawnis one with natural lighting, genuine flora, real dirt and authentic weather conditions.
The apes exist in and interact with this real world environment and its absolutely seamless.
The ape characters are as alive and strong as the flesh-and-blood humans.
Indeed, coming away fromDawn Of The Planet Of The ApesIm excited to see where things go from here.
There are potentially no limits to what a performer and production teams can create.
Im particularly excited about what might be done in horror, sci-fi and fantasy cinema.
Serkis-chic is so in this summer.
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