Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
To be fair, wasn't that always the case in the comics, cartoons, or whatever too?
05-18-12, 03:25 PM
#1528
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
This was intended to be a 3D film from the start. Don't know if it was filmed in 3D, or just that the shots were composed and designed to maximize the effect post conversion, but I'm pretty sure that won't be the only shot we see going for that effect.
Frankly, that whole sequence looked pretty damn good to me. The things fall and break with believable weight weight behind them, and the character movement seems natural and has an appropriate weight to it. Not sure what it is you're seeing that bothers you.
I'm not sure if its better for CG animators to follow old school animation principles (like squash and stretch and the related drag in motion) or if incorporating those makes it look too cartoony. When you don't heed those in traditional animation, then the movements look too stiff and robotic.
Also, don't know if this being a Sony film that they would keep every single effects shot in-house, but what usually happens is that a ton of little mom & pop design studio make bids and separate shots/sequences are farmed out to many different houses- which is why some shots look much more polished than others. I guess it's the nature of the beast when you have so many complex effects per film and have a hard and fast release date. It makes sense to divvy up the work burden and not let it all fall on one groups shoulders.
Frankly, that whole sequence looked pretty damn good to me. The things fall and break with believable weight weight behind them, and the character movement seems natural and has an appropriate weight to it. Not sure what it is you're seeing that bothers you.
I'm not sure if its better for CG animators to follow old school animation principles (like squash and stretch and the related drag in motion) or if incorporating those makes it look too cartoony. When you don't heed those in traditional animation, then the movements look too stiff and robotic.
Also, don't know if this being a Sony film that they would keep every single effects shot in-house, but what usually happens is that a ton of little mom & pop design studio make bids and separate shots/sequences are farmed out to many different houses- which is why some shots look much more polished than others. I guess it's the nature of the beast when you have so many complex effects per film and have a hard and fast release date. It makes sense to divvy up the work burden and not let it all fall on one groups shoulders.
05-18-12, 03:25 PM
#1529
Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
I admit that it would probably be hard to make it work logistically if the buildings are so low and he can't get enough speed, etc.
05-18-12, 07:29 PM
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05-18-12, 08:15 PM
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
I even wondered about the Spiderman swinging from the sky when I was a little kid. They used to rerun the Spiderman cartoon (where the famous theme song is from) & they alway showed him swinging his way across town. I used to wonder what he was sticking his webs to since there were no building reaching above him. Clouds? The only time that swinging bit (it was a stock animation clip used over and over) made any sense is when Manhatten was lifted off the Earth and Spidey was swinging under the city. Then I knew his webs were sticking to the bottom of the island.
05-24-12, 06:40 PM
#1539
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
There was a bunch of little signs saying keep watching for new items soon but all the pegs had the names of the toys on them so not much of a secret what it was.
05-24-12, 09:04 PM
#1543
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
Target has to have some special deal with Marvel stuff because they get their toys months before the other stores. I saw Avengers figures back in January.
05-26-12, 01:12 PM
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
They showed a 3D version of the latest trailer before MIB 3 today and I thought it looked awesome. The money shot at the end where the tower is falling doesn't look as cartoonish as it does in the regular 2D version.
05-28-12, 08:20 PM
#1545
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
Australian trailer with added scenes - including skateboarding!
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Eh, still does nothing for me.
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Eh, still does nothing for me.
05-28-12, 08:37 PM
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05-28-12, 08:37 PM
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
The scene where he dents the goal post with a football looks freaking retarded. I have never been one of the complainers about Lizard's look or the "bad" CGI or anything like that, but that scene did look bad even to me.
05-28-12, 08:42 PM
#1548
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Re: Spider-Man (2012, Marc Webb)
I noticed a new trailer had gone up and thought I'd put it in this thread thinking it might spark some discussion. So fuck me very much apparently.