On August 5, 2021, it has been exactly ten years since the official release of the movie "Rise of the Apes". It was one of the first films to employ live capture technology, winning several awards such as the Saturn Award for Best Sci-Fi Film.
As early as 2006, the Rickjeffa couple, who were producers and screenwriters, began writing orangutan-themed plays. The two tried to use the real orangutan to participate in the shooting, but the director Rupert opposed it, believing that it could not be completed technically and emotionally, and the crew had to focus on the newly emerging motion capture technology.
Andy Thurkins, who had worked as a motion capture actor in "King Kong", came into the crew's sights. He has a wealth of experience in theatrical performances and the experience of imitating orangutans, and is the perfect choice for Caesar. In fact, Andy did a good job of this task, and he was specially trained to interpret Caesar's emotions and wisdom very vividly.
The Battle of the Golden Gate Bridge is the most intense scene in the film and the largest motion capture scene in the world at the time. The terrain of the scene is complex, with multiple lanes, and there are many prop cars and group performances to cooperate, which adds a lot of difficulty to the shooting. Since the performers could not cause real damage to the physical object, the vehicles on the scene were processed and could automatically swing and pretend to be orangutans passing by.
For Andy Serkis, the most difficult scene to perform is that Caesar the orangutan is locked up in a detention center, and how to convey the anger in his heart with expressions requires extremely high acting skills. Fortunately, Andy's perfect achievement, Caesar's roaring scene has also become a classic in film history.
Netizens recalled this classic film, some people praised Andy Serkis as a great artist, and his pores opened when he roared. Some netizens also feel that there is still room for development of capture technology and can be used more.
Looking forward to more movies as good as "Rise of the Apes" in the future, Andy will also become a motion capture actor in "Venom 2", hoping to bring another classic role through "Venom 2". It is also hoped that motion capture technology can be further developed.