Since the stop motion puppetry was created and used to created awesomeness in films like "King Kong' and "Jason and the Argonauts", science fiction productions have really leaped afar in decades. "The rise of the planet of apes" was spectacular, in the sense of motion capture and character building. In the old days (80's or 90's) digital makers would model raw characters, place them on a separate layer, and manually animate them with other elements of the film. Each movement of the character had to be modeled in detail, every hair, every related muscle movement...huge and painstaking work! Today, the work load is still insane, although the paying aspect is great. With greater paycheck comes a few glitches- 45% of the CGI geeks aren't married or are in short term relationships because of the demanding schedule, plus a over all lack of social skills outside of the tribes of geeks... having to spend days and nights hanging out in the lab is not something family friendly...Give or take, they are the true heroes behind these epics! Without their perfection seeking tenacious mind, we would never be able to see the complex characteristic quality of a crying ape. CGI geek, I salute you!
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