Comments on: Daily Debate: Animation with Live-action?

By: Haley Gilbertson

Haley Gilbertson — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 00:28:00 +0000

There are always amazing possiblities with blending animation and live action together, so as long as we keep experimenting and inspiring I think we can get some really good content in the future 🙂

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:27:00 +0000

In reply to Screenhog. I'm being cautious about Will Smith's interpretation of Genie but I agree with everything else you said. Except, It's been a while since we last heard word about Space Jam 2.

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:10:00 +0000

In reply to Trevor Roberts. Chump that I am, I didn't even realize Peter Kushing was CG. He looked a little off somehow and I was vaguely distracted for a couple of moments, but that's all. So it totally worked on me.

By: CarFan

CarFan — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:14:00 +0000

Really depends on how animation’s used in live-action, but I generally like it.

By: Screenhog

Screenhog — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:11:00 +0000

While there have been many animated characters interacting with humans lately, they’re almost always played up as being part of our world. For example, Groot and Rocket felt perfectly at home in Guardians of the Galaxy, and felt like they were supposed to be there.

What we don’t see much of now is the zaniness that animated characters are capable of. It’s unlikely that the live action Aladdin will have an animated Genie that comes close to the craziness of the animated film. When do we get to see that again? Space Jam 2, I guess?

By: Alex Beezley

Alex Beezley — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:21:00 +0000

I think that live-action/animation hybrids work the best when the animation is 2D. I have not been that impressed with CGI characters in live-action films, aside from a few notable exceptions such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Stuart Little films. As the article mentions, these characters are sometimes disconcerting and distract from the plot of their respective films. Hopefully technology will improve to the point that the artificiality of these figures is not as noticeable.

By: Casey Oswald

Casey Oswald — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:04:00 +0000

In reply to Sasha. I wonder if they could ever do a movie like Roger Rabbit again. That took a lot of studios working together.

By: Casey Oswald

Casey Oswald — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:03:00 +0000

In reply to Trevor Roberts. I like it when they are going for zany characters. I can accept the cartoon character as a zany addition to our world.

By: Manuel Orozco

Manuel Orozco — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 06:26:00 +0000

In reply to Yellow. I don't blame you. That's why I prefer the Chipmunks 80's looks than their CGI movie forms as much as I enjoyed their first three movies. And the first time I've seen CGI and live action together was Casper.

By: Yellow

Yellow — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 03:48:00 +0000

In reply to JamScoBal. That's a good point. I think the reason it doesn't work in those movies is because they're trying to make the characters "realistic" (CGI in a live-action setting) and "cartoony" (basically the designs) at the same time, so it ends up not fully appealing to either and is just lukewarm.