Comments on: Officially Cool: Freakishly Realistic Animation

By: SharifS

SharifS — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:03:11 +0000

I don't think that animating humans defeats the whole purpose of animation if you can make it very realistic, to the point that you think it's certainly real and then you can have the animated actor do things that a regular actor normally can't like fly or make a person look younger or older and it would work with the story or message that is being presented in the animated film, then I think it would be a good thing if it was to allow a truly good story to be realized without the distracting the viewer by seeming at all unrealistic.

By: SharifS

SharifS — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:03:00 +0000

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:27:07 +0000

This is great. CGI shouldn’t have the potential influence that everyone is claiming it to have
on the film industry. We need real people to do real stunts and real acting. Fuck any
pompous pixel loving mother fucker that says otherwise.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:27:00 +0000

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:06:52 +0000

I had a whole big response typed out, but instead, just tune into boiling point this coming Monday for my thoughts.

By: Robert Fure

Robert Fure — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:06:00 +0000

I had a whole big response typed out, but instead, just tune into boiling point this coming Monday for my thoughts.

By: Kevin Carr

Kevin Carr — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:47:55 +0000

looks good, but still looks simulated a bit (and in a very controlled environment with lighting). I’d be curious to see full movement.

Still in the uncanny valley, but seems to be climbing out of it at least.

By: Kevin Carr

Kevin Carr — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:47:00 +0000

looks good, but still looks simulated a bit (and in a very controlled environment with lighting). I’d be curious to see full movement.

Still in the uncanny valley, but seems to be climbing out of it at least.

By: Wilhelm Scream

Wilhelm Scream — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:24:43 +0000

Methinks Vin has stumbled here from the AV Club boards.

By: Wilhelm Scream

Wilhelm Scream — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:24:00 +0000

Methinks Vin has stumbled here from the AV Club boards.

By: Kevin Gustafson

Kevin Gustafson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:09:53 +0000

I think it could make those action movies with fake CGI look better. Then we could have two kinds of action movies. The other being those using practical effects.

By: Kevin Gustafson

Kevin Gustafson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:09:00 +0000

I think it could make those action movies with fake CGI look better. Then we could have two kinds of action movies. The other being those using practical effects.

By: Kevin Gustafson

Kevin Gustafson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:59:53 +0000

That video was a good demonstration. Guests being interviewed on T.V, especially the news, look robotic. I like how the artists got around the weird eye problem computer animation has. People on T.V are always staring in one direction and smiling because they’re reading cue cards or they prepared their answers beforehand.

I also got a “Blade Runner” vibe when watching it. If it was a HD video clip, I think it would be harder to tell she was a replicant.

By: Kevin Gustafson

Kevin Gustafson — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:59:00 +0000

I also got a “Blade Runner” vibe when watching it. If it was a HD video clip, I think it would be harder to tell she was a replicant.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:54:05 +0000

There is nothing artistic about it.

By: Keith

Keith — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:54:00 +0000

There is nothing artistic about it.

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:32 +0000

Yes! We’re bringing back Yakov Smirnov humor? I’m on board.

Er, I mean, in Soviet Russia, board is on me!

By: Cole Abaius

Cole Abaius — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Yes! We’re bringing back Yakov Smirnov humor? I’m on board.

Er, I mean, in Soviet Russia, board is on me!

By: Vin

Vin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:01 +0000

In Soviet Russia, computer animate you!

By: Vin

Vin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:59:00 +0000

In Soviet Russia, computer animate you!