Motion pictures have gone through quite a few developments over the decades in how they are made but this one has really transformed it all, and I'm unsure if it is for better or worse.
The Lion King was released recently and billed as a live-action remake of the animated original.
What is real and what isn't in the new film is a whole new question though and begs a basic question around that. What is "animated" today and what isn't? When you read this story on how this new version of the classic animated original was made you have to think this is really more of an animated film than live-action.
Color me confused.
Here is a snippet from the piece, and the whole article is worth your time:
On December 7, 2017, myself and a group of journalists traveled to Playa Vista, California to visit the “set” of The Lion King. I put “set” in quotes because, really, there were no sets. There was no grass or trees or animals in this building. The building is about three miles from the Pacific Ocean and so non-descript you could drive by it every day for your entire life and have no idea what was going on inside. It could be an Amazon distribution center or have the Ark of the Covenant in it. You’d have no idea unless you were allowed inside.
This particular building had one purpose only: remaking The Lion King. Every step of the process, from the story, to the design, all the way through the edit, visual effects, sound and more took place here. In fact, 90 percent of The Lion King was made in this building by about 150 people. (Outside visual effects houses helped too.)
This particular building had one purpose only: remaking The Lion King. Every step of the process, from the story, to the design, all the way through the edit, visual effects, sound and more took place here. In fact, 90 percent of The Lion King was made in this building by about 150 people. (Outside visual effects houses helped too.)
Here is the whole article:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-lion-king-set-was-a-bunch-of-vr-headsets-in-a-gia-1836736857
In the Information Age we are just entering all aspects of our lives will change. How we do basic things will take on a whole new look.
Not too long ago a movie could only be made with someone pointing a camera at people or things in the real world. No more. Now we can craft whole worlds without leaving a room.
Bonkers, but really cool to look at.
Happy Reading,
J.W. Gant
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