Gollum's getup

What I didn't know:
-That Serkes wore a motion-capturing suit.
-That they're actually using motion-capturing instead of complete CGI.
-They motion capture was done for the actual facial expressions of characters.

Opinion: I wonder if this film will be a visual masterpiece....

Question: What did the animation cost alone?

Secrets of the viral video

What I didn't know: I didn't know that 72 hours of video is uploaded to youtube every minute, that's mind-blowing. I didn't know that there are entire companies out there dedicated to advertising viral videos. And I also didn't know that a view on youtube is counted after 15 percent of the video is played.

Opinion: I think that it's cool that viral videos have become a lucrative business considering how many people they entertain/inform.

Question: Just how big will the viral video "Industry" become?

This week.

What I learned: I observed different film-making styles with the movies we watched this week and learned how much style varies from director to director.

What I want to learn: I kind of want to get into the "Production" stage of digital media... I'm better at that than pre and post-production.

Frustration: Missing files.

Happiness: Knowing that Christmas is only a little over a week away :D

Something of interest: Ok, this is so rad

Peter Ramsey interview.

I didn't know that Peter Ramsey did the storyboarding for "A.I", I love that movie. I didn't know that so many people had conceptions about "Rise of the guardians", and I didn't know that this film had inspiration from classic mythology.

I think that I may actually give this film a watch even though I don't usually watch children's movies, this one looks good.

Question: Are these directors realizing how over-used CGI animation is or.....

Marvel.

I learned from the article that DC is planning a "Justice League" film, That Joss Whedon is working on a TV show, and that (Obviously) Marvel is going to make an astonishing amount of money this year.

I like that Marvel's films are generally faithful to their comic origins (MOSTLY..), I also like their thinking in the sense that they knew how profitable the "Avengers" film would be.

I wonder if Marvel will ever do a re-boot of "Daredevil".... I'd love to see a better adaptation....

This week.

I learned that after-effects can be mind-blowingly complicated, I want to learn how to make more special effects in after-effects. I like that I'm doing really well at keeping with my blogs, I dislike that I didn't get a couple of things handed in this week.

Link: Javier Bardem being sinister in Skyfall.

Twilight romance.

What I didn't know: That some people are honestly sickeningly obsessed with Twilight, That grown women are as obsessed as teenaged girls and that it can actually affect people's marriages.

My opinions: The fans of Twilight are even worse than the series itself and I just don't understand the appeal of these poorly written films/books.

Question: Why do people like these things so much?

Article Response: Spongebob

What I didn't know: That they're making a stop-motion spongebob episode, Also that they are making it very close to the original 2D version, and that it's premiering in 2 days.

Opinions: This is definitely a cool idea! It might even give the show a retro feel.

Question: If this special is well-received will there be more like it made?

This week.

What I learned: More about using after-effects

What I hope to learn: How to create more text effects.

Frustrations: Having AE lock up on me every now and then.

Happiness: Getting a new phone :D

Link: Now this is strange