Comments on: Terry Gilliam to Finish Imaginarium with Computer Generated Heath Ledger? http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/ Blogging the Reel World Wed, 9 Jul 2008 06:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Random Stuff Podcast #13 at Random Stuff http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-190017 Random Stuff Podcast #13 at Random Stuff Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:42:06 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-190017 [...] Heath Ledger    Standard Podcast [67:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Share This [...] [...] Heath Ledger    Standard Podcast [67:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Share This [...]

]]> By: Jerry Butler http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-186153 Jerry Butler Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:10:43 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-186153 Yeah I was going to say. lol Yeah I was going to say. lol

]]> By: Peter Sciretta http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-185462 Peter Sciretta Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:16:25 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-185462 To be fair, this story is from People magazine, not the Sun. To be fair, this story is from People magazine, not the Sun.

]]> By: Jerry Butler http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-185433 Jerry Butler Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:20:13 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-185433 why are you still quoting stories from The Sun? why are you still quoting stories from The Sun?

]]> By: Captain Awesome http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-185029 Captain Awesome Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:10:25 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-185029 It's possible to do ultra-realistic humanoid cg work in film. Plenty of films that have incorporated it and most people didn't notice it. There was a sequence in Batman Begins where Batman himself was "all" cg and no one noticed it at all. Along with the work the studio BUF has done for many of Fincher's films. It just has to be done right and in a low-key manner. It’s possible to do ultra-realistic humanoid cg work in film. Plenty of films that have incorporated it and most people didn’t notice it.

There was a sequence in Batman Begins where Batman himself was “all” cg and no one noticed it at all. Along with the work the studio BUF has done for many of Fincher’s films.

It just has to be done right and in a low-key manner.

]]> By: james http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184770 james Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:56:09 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184770 whell, maybe ilm could pull that off... but anyway - it would take immense funds. whell, maybe ilm could pull that off… but anyway - it would take immense funds.

]]> By: Obsessed With Film » Ledger’s last performance to get CGI’D? http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184692 Obsessed With Film » Ledger’s last performance to get CGI’D? Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:28:03 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184692 [...] source - slash film [...] [...] source - slash film [...]

]]> By: Tabor http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184575 Tabor Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:25:30 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184575 I don't think he could do it. I don't think the technology is there or that Gilliam has the pull or the funds to develop it. Even the best likenesses take detailed scanning of the actors and usually use the actor for referencing the performance. I know it's always moving but I think it would look fake and worse yet not be true to Heath Ledger's performance, It would be an animator's impression of Heath Ledger's acting and I think it would ring false. I think the better move would be replacing him, perhaps alltogether if you can't figure out a story point for the change. I don’t think he could do it. I don’t think the technology is there or that Gilliam has the pull or the funds to develop it. Even the best likenesses take detailed scanning of the actors and usually use the actor for referencing the performance. I know it’s always moving but I think it would look fake and worse yet not be true to Heath Ledger’s performance, It would be an animator’s impression of Heath Ledger’s acting and I think it would ring false. I think the better move would be replacing him, perhaps alltogether if you can’t figure out a story point for the change.

]]> By: Orange cinema http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184496 Orange cinema Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:01:58 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184496 @ daniel excellent point about the backlash. what most of the angry people would probably overlook, is that Gillaim is one of the hard-core directors that we CAN trust. in no way at all can I see Gilliam doing something without having the best possible intentions in mind. were this another director, i would certainly be worried, but i know in my heart that Gilliam will be searching for the best possible way to honor Heath and his last film. @ daniel

excellent point about the backlash. what most of the angry people would probably overlook, is that Gillaim is one of the hard-core directors that we CAN trust. in no way at all can I see Gilliam doing something without having the best possible intentions in mind. were this another director, i would certainly be worried, but i know in my heart that Gilliam will be searching for the best possible way to honor Heath and his last film.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184488 Daniel Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:52:56 +0000 http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/29/terry-gilliam-to-finish-imaginarium-with-computer-generated-heath-ledger/#comment-184488 Interesting, but I wonder what the public backlash would be if Gilliam actually CGI(d) Ledger's unfinished performance. Interesting, but I wonder what the public backlash would be if Gilliam actually CGI(d) Ledger’s unfinished performance.

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