In performance capture roles, it's not a committee of animators that author the role, it's the actor. I think that's a significant thing for people to understand.
Andy SerkisRead
People find it hard to get their heads around nominating a computer-generated character, but every time you see Gollum on the screen, that's me who is acting up there - even if it is behind a mass of pixels - and it's my voice you hear.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the challenge of recognizing the human effort behind computer-generated characters in film.
Andy Serkis reflects on the difficulty that audiences have in acknowledging the artistry of voice acting and motion capture for characters like Gollum. He highlights that despite the digital nature of the character, his performance and voice are integral parts of the characterβs representation, blending human talent with advanced technology.
Themes
ActingDigitalPerformanceAnimationTechnology
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in discussions about the evolution of film and animation.
More from Andy Serkis
All quotes βThe great thing about performance capture is you can go off, and then, without changing costume, you can become another character.
Andy SerkisRead
If you are not moved by the character, no amount of CGI will give you a performance that is emotionally engaging or devastating - what a live-action performance does.
Andy SerkisRead
As long as you have the acting chops and the desire to get inside a character, you can play anything.
Andy SerkisRead
But that's not what an actor does. An actor finds things in the moment with a director and other actors that you don't have time to hand-draw or animate with a computer.
Andy SerkisRead
Similar quotes
If only life could be a little more tender and art a little more robust.
Alan RickmanRead
In art, at a certain level, there is no 'better than.' It's just about trying to operate for yourself on the most supreme level, artistically, that you can and hoping that people get it.
Frank OceanRead
Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important.
Henri Cartier-BressonRead
To paint is the most terrific thing that there is, but to do it well is very difficult.
Frida KahloRead
One does not contemplate it like a picture. The idea of contemplation disappears completely. Simply take note that it's a bottle rack, or that it's a bottle rack that has changed its destination... It's not the visual question of the readymade that counts; it's the fact that it exists, even.
Marcel DuchampRead
My greatest joy comes from creativity: from feeling that I have been able to identify a certain aspect of human nature and crystallise a phenomenon in words.
Alain De BottonRead