Movie Commentary

CG Eye

See how ''Sky Captain'''s fantasy world fits into the continuum of digital filmmaking, along with ''Terminator,'' ''Lord of the Rings,'' and other movies
| Sep 21, 2004
''Sky Captain'' -- and nine other CGI milestones | 131222__gollum_l
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: New Line Cinema

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

(2002)

INNOVATION Motion-capture performance. For the character of Gollum, director Peter Jackson and his team used motion sensors to record actor Andy Serkis' movements, and then digitally superimposed the creature's frame and facial expressions.

POSITIVE IMPACT Serkis will play King Kong for Jackson's 2005 remake using the same process.

NEGATIVE IMPACT Allowed Tom Hanks to play multiple characters, all of them creepy-looking, in this fall's The Polar Express

EW GRADE B