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Watch The Incredible New Weta FX Featurette For DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
When 20th Century Fox released PLANET OF THE APES on February 8, 1968, audiences saw Pierre Boulle’s novel come to life on the big screen through futuristic sets and costumes, John Chambers’ Oscar-winning makeup and a percussion heavy score by Jerry Goldsmith. Shot by cinematographer Leon Shamroy, CGI wasn’t even a thought yet.
As noted in the documentary Behind the Planet of the Apes (narrated by Roddy McDowall “Cornelius”), the special effect shot of the half-buried Statue of Liberty at the end of the film was completed by adding a matte painting with existing cliffs. The iconic shot looking down at Taylor (Charlton Heston) was done from a 70-foot scaffold, angled over a 1/2-scale papier-mache model of the Statue.
Jump ahead 30 plus years to where the apes and scenes will be created through the Oscar-winning visual effects house WETA Digital.
Employing a new generation of the cutting edge performance capture technologies developed for RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES and AVATAR, WETA will again render photo-realistic, emotionally-engaging apes.
Director Matt Reeves, actor Andy Serkis, producer Dylan Clark, VFX Supervisors Erik Winquist & Dan Lemmon, and Senior VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES in this fascinating new featurette.
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For a more in-depth look, watch this interview with VFX Supervisor Erik Winquist from Weta Digital.
On July 11th, DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES hits the big screen.
A decade has passed since apes and man have come face-to-face. Now the two societies face a difficult choice between working together to co-exist or battle to become the dominant species.
A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.
The film’s screenplay is by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, and based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver. The film’s score is by Michael Giacchino.
The film stars Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Karin Konoval, and Judy Greer.
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