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Andy Serkis

During my visit to Comic-Con International in July I had the pleasure of watching Andy Serkis speak about his role in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. If you don't know, he's a big champion of motion capture technology in film (he played Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the big ape in Jackson's King Kong and now a smaller ape in Rise of the Planet of the Apes). He glowed as he described to his audience of six thousand the art of 'performance capture,' in which detailed elements of the actor's physical performance are recorded...

People are People

When Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes out in theaters next Friday, a theme that viewers will undoubtedly see on screen is that of acceptance: the ability for one to respect another; and for a person to value the thoughts and feelings of someone who is different, and even seemingly, inferior to him. I had the opportunity to interview the director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rupert Wyatt. As a film student, this was an unbelievable opportunity yet also one that I was approaching through two different lenses. As a fan, of course, I was...

Team Talk

Weʼve all heard it said that you donʼt have to go to film school to be a successful filmmaker. Many of the highest professionals in the industry never sat in a classroom and learned how to set up lights, work with actors, and write a scene. However, film school has been so significant to me because I am constantly surrounded by people who are just as passionate and driven as I am. From the first time I opened Avid and asked for help from the person next to me in the editing lab through to the several films I have...