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Evolution
CGW
All the apes in both films are CG characters. For Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a crew of 900 people at Weta Digital worked on 1,100 visual effects shots, some for a few weeks, others for a year and a half to two years.
His character is complex and emotive. The unlikely task of humanising Caesar was made possible with a fusion of advanced digital techniques, Andy Serkis’s performance and the artistry of animators and VFX artists. This work involved cutting-edge technology, an advanced outdoor motion capture system, fur simulation tools and detailed facial geometry to give very nuanced performances.
Caesar
I always think... ape better than human. I see now... how much like them we are.
Caesar
CGW
All the apes in both films are CG characters. For Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a crew of 900 people at Weta Digital worked on 1,100 visual effects shots, some for a few weeks, others for a year and a half to two years.
Studio Daily
Studying Andy Serkis, Leveraging In-House Tools, and Taking Performance Capture on Location.
Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture - Caesar, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Andrea Merlo, Emiliano Padovani
Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture - Caesar, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Daniel Barrett, Florian Fernandez, Matthew Muntean, Eric Reynolds