Comments on: Joseph Kosinski Admits That The CGI Botox On Jeff Bridges Doesn’t Always Work In ‘Tron: Legacy’

By: anon

anon — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

the thing with digital domain and benjamin buttons is a lot of the key artists left after the effects were completed, so although it was done once before, its not the same team/artists behind tron, and doesnt look like its going to be as good (CGI-wise). Its going to be a good-looking stylish film though. the trailers absolutely rock!

By: goldfarb

goldfarb — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

@Stephen
apparently it\’s the same technique a was used on Benjamin Button (Digital Domain) but as with everything in CG it\’s not the tools/techniques but the people using them that matter…
digital face replacement is tough, and it\’s the eyes that kill you….also the tracking has to be perfect (which it is not in everything I\’ve seen of Tron Legacy so far)…
it can and has been done much better…

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

He says they\’ve never done this before, but didn\’t David Fincher totally pull it off in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? Brad Pitt started super old when he was young and ended up super young when he was old, and looked completely convincing the entire time. I have no idea how they did it so well, and they generally didn\’t have a normal present-day Brad standing around right next to him to compare it with, but it seems to me the technology is out there, and they should have been able to pull it off here.

By: A Baby Named Jesus

A Baby Named Jesus — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

Avatar was also \”tracking poorly\” until one week before its release.

Personally I think this is a ploy by Disney to lower expectations. When the film opens at $50 million, they\’ll call it a smashing success.

By: hi

hi — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

the effects look like plastic on quicktime, but seeing it on an 8-story IMAX looked surprisingly fine.

By: starway2001

starway2001 — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

At least they had the balls to try. I applaud them for that.

By: rodie

rodie — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

The only real problem most of the time is the mouth. It\’s very difficult to mimic. They should have designed some kind of futuristic collar/sheild type thing that is translucent but covers much of his mouth and around his neck (like a high collar with wires). That could have masked the mouth movement a little more and also looked more intimidating.

By: nora

nora — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:30:43 +0000

oh man, Bridges\’ digital face had me worried from the trailers..I was hoping they would improve it.. :/ anyway, even if it doesn\’t make a great deal of money in the USA it will make millions&millions; in Asia! No doubt!