From: "Puppet People" <puppetpeople-AT-nycap.rr.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:58:30 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Avatar go see it


Hello again;
    yes I agree that the story was simple, but so was the story in the first 
Star Wars film. And like Star Wars it is mostly an effects film, but what 
really blew me away was the close-up animation.
    I actually found the performance of the lead actor better, when he was 
animated then when he actually on film. Though alot is done with motion 
catpure, I know the animators really have a  big hand in the close-ups and 
body language.  As someone just starting out doing CG I was totally 
entralled. It is worth seeing in 3-d if you can.

Mark
The Puppet people

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From: "William Hennes" <williamhennes-AT-charter.net>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Avatar go see it


>I saw it and LOVED it!
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> As animator, I thought it was very cool.  But remember, there was motion
> capture in there as well.   And as the technology improves with Mocap, the
> lines will get blurred even more between talent and tech.  So I think also
> recognizing the programmers that write the math to make the pixels do 
> their
> thing is important as well.
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> Yes the story was simple, and a predictable plot.  But, mech suits with
> machineguns, and big FREAKING huge rhino like creatures, you just can't go
> wrong. ;-)
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> Best,
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> William
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