I was the Predator in the film PREY. This video hit home for me.. great work,

@lancelloti.

16 күн бұрын

wow, thank you very much man! I'm really glad to hear that, and congrats on your work!

@daks8888

16 күн бұрын

That's awesome! I want to see Imaginary! Prey was a surprise for me actually. Not gonna lie.

@TheRealValus

16 күн бұрын

@@lancelloti. You never know who's watching.

@Caiyde

16 күн бұрын

PREY was such a fantastic reinvention of the franchise. Congratulations on your part in that!

@failedartist3994

16 күн бұрын

omg congrats! What an amazing performance!

The industry did a good job of making sure we all know who Serkis is. True pioneer of his craft, really happy he has all the recognition he's gotten.

@squirrelsinjacket1804

28 күн бұрын

His performance really elevated Gollum into a main character in the movies

@Woodsaras

27 күн бұрын

Um, do you know what "pioneer" is?

@4nemek

27 күн бұрын

Dont forget tens of CGI artists and specialists worked on this characters

@LPyxel

27 күн бұрын

​@@WoodsarasTo quote the definition off Google: The first develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity). That's what Andy Serkis did with his performances of Gollum, King Kong, etc.

@classicuscomics

27 күн бұрын

The industry actually did their best to kill his career after lord of the rings, due to him not selling much of his workshop and technology to other studios. He’s even gone on record saying he fully expects never to be recognized by the acadamy as a result

Andy is so good that they created this whole category just so that they could give him an award.

@sreenivaskamath4243

27 күн бұрын

The overlooking of motion capture performances by the Academy is baffling. Serkis should have won two Oscars by now for LOTR and Planet of the Apes. The Academy needs to seriously reconsider in including motion capture performances for acting categories.

@MollyHJohns

27 күн бұрын

The Academy are just a bunch of Narcs liking looking at their own faces appearing on screen, hearing their own voices and then awarding themselves for it. Oh and each other, who has the same interests and hobbies, wealth and connections. They are into themselves most of the time.

@ericconrad8854

27 күн бұрын

@@sreenivaskamath4243 so much of acting is physical it makes so much sense.

@sreenivaskamath4243

27 күн бұрын

@@ericconrad8854 motion capture is also physical. It's just that actors have a different tool that captures their performance.

@thedje4407

26 күн бұрын

@@sreenivaskamath4243he should get a lifetime achievement award for what he’s done if not we riot

I also want to give praise to Peter Jackson for actually recognizing the potential of mo-capping his entire body performance instead of just recording voices. A true visionary.

@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns

2 күн бұрын

It reminds me of his willingness to accept Christopher Lee's advice about reaction to being stabbed in the back. He didn't let his ego get in the way.

"He genuinely grasped Gollum's nature as an addict." Yeah, that's pretty spot on.

@adamcummings20

3 күн бұрын

He plays a great addict character in the BBC show Spooks too

the fact he had no reference for the character is what’s absolutely unbelievable to me. To take words on a page and translate that to a real life character takes a true artist.

@joshwarrey3728

27 күн бұрын

Serkis read the source material, like the real OG actor that he is

@ExtoSee

27 күн бұрын

@@joshwarrey3728 yea obviously but they are words on a page

@ShunyValdez

27 күн бұрын

​@HotlikeSauce490 and those words sparked the imaginations of Sergis, Peter Jackson, and all of the movie crew. They did have reference, but they also have an artistic take on what will be seen on cinema.

@Draelyn

27 күн бұрын

Because books don't count as references XD

@ShunyValdez

27 күн бұрын

@@Draelyn why not? it's the source material.

That scene of Ian Mckellen breaking down while filming on a full greenscreen set just breaks my heart.

@FASynergy

23 күн бұрын

As a stage actor, its literally fully thebopposite of why he fell in love with acting; to act *alongside others* to bring stories to life. What he had to do for much of The Hobbit was so cold and impersonal, especially when you remember that in LOTR, they did *everything they could* to have the actors acting alongside one another using forced perspectives.

@danieldelanoche2015

23 күн бұрын

​@FASynergy so much about the Hobbit movies and the filming process has me so mad even to this day tbh

@LeonardoMastrogiovanni

22 күн бұрын

and the best part is that it is completely fabricated BS by people who do not understand CG and only hate on it because they don't understand it at all.

@ethanpayne4116

22 күн бұрын

So depressing, and what an insult to Ian McKellan when he had already expressed so much discomfort with the sterility of greenscreen sets. We can only hope the industry learns its lesson and someday returns to a focus on interactions between live actors.

@MegaClaymore123

22 күн бұрын

@@FASynergy the bopposite XD

I remember when Return of the King was nominated in nearly every category, people were furious that both Andy Serkis and Sean Astin were snubbed for best supporting actor. And there were people debating whether or not a CGI character could be considered a full blown acting role, but as the video shows…..it’s all Andy. He just looks different in post. I hope someday they add an Oscar category for CGI/motion capture performance.

@ParodyKnaveBob

24 күн бұрын

Reminds me of the original _Tron_ being snubbed for special effects categories because "the computer did all the special effects for them"-never mind the five layers of film with hand-drawn cells and the fact that the CG animators didn't even have *tweening* yet and were *mathematically* rotating every polygon per frame via reprogramming each set of x,y,z coordinates themselves!! That and Mr. Serkis... The Academy seems to have no real idea/appreciation of what revolutionary team techniques actually entail.

@NormAppleton

21 күн бұрын

How is Sam Gamgee a supporting role?

@ParodyKnaveBob

21 күн бұрын

@@NormAppleton Because Mr. Frodo is going *ALONE.* Sam is just going *with* him! $;^ D (I agree, support gets blurred in such a huge cast of significant characters.)

@Rogueone162

21 күн бұрын

Son talent est connu et reconnu de toute façon Prix ou pas la preuve on est là nous Pour lui montrer notre admiration ❤❤❤

@allykath2801

21 күн бұрын

honestly tho even if they made a whole category for it, no one else will ever be better than andy.. he really deserved an oscar😭

I feel it's totally valid to consider Serkis one of the greatest actors alive. This MONUMENTAL series of films simply would not have had the impact it had without his unique and groundbreaking performance. That physicality was the secret sauce to making it feel real in a time when peoples' opinions of CGI was exclusively artifice.

@MsSunnyDenise

27 күн бұрын

Well said!!

@zerojee6236

26 күн бұрын

Hyperbole much?

@philliplewis1586

26 күн бұрын

@@zerojee6236 Literally no.

@bartsullivan4866

26 күн бұрын

He puts the humanity in the CGI instead of just a fake looking background or character.

@joebloggs6922

26 күн бұрын

​@@zerojee6236 Not really. Serkis practically invented the motion capture technology. He has perfected the art (see him in planet of the apes and Mowgli as well amount other performances)

Andy Serkis deserves all the credit for reinventing the way voice acting is done, but his most memorable moment for me is "I can't swim" from Andor

@charlie7mason

27 күн бұрын

Instant dagger to the heart with such a simple line and subtle expression.

@chinaman1

27 күн бұрын

To be fair, they could've given him the award via the best actor/supporting actor award. He's not just standing in a recording booth wearing a cardigan or jumper because the booth is too cold and saying lines into a mic. He's actually physically acting just that his costume is added in later via a computer. If anything he deserves to get a best actor or best supporting actor award. He's just as physically there as we're the other actors, and to be honest, his job is harder to make believe.

@badaboum2

27 күн бұрын

I feel like that's unfair to voice actors, as well as to the other people who helped make his performance captures come to life.

@derrickhewitt6171

27 күн бұрын

He's phenomenal and he is a genius and a pioneer, but I wouldn't say for voice acting in general, just CGI character voice acting.

@mrb2349

27 күн бұрын

He single-handedly made Andor watchable.

That clip of Ian McKellen as Gandalf crying in the green screen room breaks my heart 😢

@rael1999

14 күн бұрын

Yeah exactly....CGI sometimes looks so beautiful, but it can suck all the emotion out of a performance when there's nothing to interact with or there is no real depth to the characters in a story and they just become two dimensional and don't illicit any emotion in the audience, let alone those playing opposite them.

@FiXato

11 күн бұрын

@@rael1999 "acting is reacting", and you are missing that whole "reacting" part here...

@rael1999

11 күн бұрын

@@FiXato ...I'm not sure what you mean, I did say 'it can suck all the emotion out of a performance when there's nothing to interact with '....surely that is saying you need something to react against ? I would also say acting isn't just reacting, there's a whole lot more to it than that, but it can often be the difference between average and excellent.

@FiXato

11 күн бұрын

@@rael1999 oh, I didn't mean 'you' as in you personally 😅 I was agreeing with you.

@rael1999

11 күн бұрын

@@FiXato lol...oh I got the wrong end of the stick.

Andy WAS Gollum! There will never be a better adaptation. Like Heath Ledger's Joker. Some performances simply cannot be outdone.

Andy Serkis's audiobook versions of The Hobbit and LOTR are possibly the best audiobooks I've ever listened to.

@valonoob5283

24 күн бұрын

Do you happen to know what the classical music was from minute 08:30?

@Ryanoceros06

24 күн бұрын

I just started the 3rd book and audiobooks will never be the same for me. He kills it.

@rebeccamcnutt5142

24 күн бұрын

​@Ryanoceros06 If you get the chance, you gotta listen to the first book. The section with Tom Bombadil alone is worth it!

@zedas1

24 күн бұрын

96% great. Tinyyyy issue Andy can't sing worth a damn and he has to do a few songs. The Serkis narrated LotR audiobooks are still 100% worth getting though.

@lrou511

24 күн бұрын

The Hobbit by Bluefax and LOTR by Phil Dragash are the best.

Andy Serkis must be any director’s dream - he is so committed and talented

@jazzx251

15 күн бұрын

So AI is going to replace actors like Andy Serkis? No it fucking isn't. No way in a million years,

A 29k sub channel getting 3.1m views shows you how good this video is. Amazing stuff.

Dudes a hell of an actor. Even if he didn’t get cast as gollum he woulda broke out in another part. He was destined to be huge one way or another.

His role as gollum was major contributor to that masterpiece of a trilogy.

@valonoob5283

24 күн бұрын

Do you happen to know what the classical music from minute 08:30 is called?

@soakedbearrd

24 күн бұрын

Don’t know but it sounds more jazzy easy going than classical

@crashgordon83

16 күн бұрын

That trilogy is one of those times where they just managed to get all the right people for everything from casting to crew. There’s a couple movies like that where you know if you replaced a single person the whole thing would fall apart. It’s not that the movie is bad is that you could tell it wouldn’t be nearly as great if even one person was changed because it would have had a ripple effect on everything else. Sometimes it does get to the point where your just like this movie shouldn’t work but it does just because they managed to get the exact right people. They brought something to the role that made it great that you wouldn’t have gotten from anyone else.

In 50 years, when we are discussing cinema, Andy Serkis really will be talked about as a pioneer of this period where CGI emerged, and how actors influenced the technology. I hope his story as he's become the 'godfather' shows us in the future that actors are still very relevant and necessary.

@The_Blue_Otaku

26 күн бұрын

If you think about it Andy Serkis is like the modern equivalent of the silent film actor Lon Chaney. Hay think of it like instead of emoting and doing a performance through layers of prosthetics and markup Andy Serkis is emoting and doing a performance through layers of digital effects

@malachistice8111

26 күн бұрын

I'm having a hard time following the logic As cgi gets better with ai tools we won't need actors anymore, making the irrelevant and unnecessary.

@tresa_m

26 күн бұрын

​@@malachistice8111 As I said, I *hope* that in the future we find actors are still relevant. We're still a long way from overcoming the "uncanny valley" - not only in CGI, but with AI as well.

@obscure.reference

24 күн бұрын

insane to imagine the future of cinema as just pretending this massive scale of collaboration presenting onscreen via an actor, a human being with an actual lived experience, could be improved with a robot that does what you tell it.

@sooperalex15

10 күн бұрын

He truly is the cinematic equivalent of Buster Keaton. While there were many unsung heroes of cinema in their time, he stood head and shoulders above the rest. And so does Serkis. No one has pioneered his specific niche of cinema like him. We will remember Serkis as one of the Mount Rushmore figures of actors who literally carved their place tooth and nail, shaping the way we talk about and experience cinema. And while he might not stand alone, he will be remembered as that guy who made CGI an actual, viable cinematic element.

The one and only Andy Serkis 👏💐🤗 bravo

The fact that he can embody the movements of several primates so well that there's a distinct difference in the body language that every viewer can understand is insane. It blows my mind to think about time and time again. He played all of the primates, not just the apes.

"I offered you peace, and you killed my family." Oh man that hits hard.

@darkknight17

23 күн бұрын

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🕊️🙏

@babelbabel2419

23 күн бұрын

@@darkknight17 Is slaughtering civilians your way of offering peace? That is sick.

@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422

23 күн бұрын

@@darkknight17 Maybe they could have been set free, but atacking your neighbor.... dumb idea and now they get what they get....

@darkknight17

23 күн бұрын

@@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422 it's an ethnostate colony in the middle east actually...

@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422

23 күн бұрын

@@darkknight17 So? I just said it's not gonna happen. Demanding peace after attacking first is such a dumb way to f yourself over in the negotiation. Stupid move is stupid. They fd up.

CGI is not made to supplant reality, it’s made to enhance reality. That’s why these movies and others like it hold up so well. Jurassic Park holds up to this day and it came out in 92 or 93. CGI didn’t replace Serkis, it enhanced him. Dude is a great actor, they’re very few at his level.

@jhasuatapia2962

27 күн бұрын

Precisely. I see it as cooking: each ingredient brings a different flavor or texture to the dish, but it's the mix that elevates all of it. Of course, some ingredients are more important to certain recipes, but without the rest it just wouldn't be the same.

@alexanderg1935

27 күн бұрын

Well said.

@monkeytimestamps4915

26 күн бұрын

You want "supplant" (friendly reminder) not "supplement". It's a great word choice here and you made your point really well.

@jhasuatapia2962

26 күн бұрын

@@monkeytimestamps4915 Yes, though I'd have suggested"replace" since it is more commonly used.

@Kmmlc

25 күн бұрын

With the exception that much of Jurassic part wasn't CGI but animatronics.

In 1987, I was fortunate enough to work with Andy on a number of different shows, and, even in a company of very talented actors, his energy, his versatility and his talent really stood out.

This was beautiful. MUCH respect to Mr. S.. To revolutionize cinema like this....make's him a true part of history.

Serkis gave Gollum the important impact that Tolkien intended for the character. It was a truly awesome display.

@monkeytimestamps4915

26 күн бұрын

Thanks I watched this video on mute and didn't hear that expressed two dozen times already

@calisongbird

24 күн бұрын

@@monkeytimestamps4915who pissed in your cornflakes??

He is probably the most underrrated actor of our times

@thankyoujodi

27 күн бұрын

Ben foster says hello

@arkblazer1

27 күн бұрын

@@thankyoujodi Sorry ben, Andy is better.

@thankyoujodi

27 күн бұрын

@@arkblazer1 he's certainly more well known

@HMMurdock220

26 күн бұрын

And Gary Oldman.

@ghostpiratelechuck2259

26 күн бұрын

@@thankyoujodiWho?

Andy Serkis is a product of their own, honestly. He created an acting need that up until that point, was not known to the industry as something they would want. Innovation at its finest. Also a proof of what happens when you love what you do.

I was fortunate enough to see him on stage in the Ulster American over the winter and he was just the most amazing presence

He can make you cry one minute with sympathy and then terrify you. He's truly amazing.

He didn't play gollum..... He became him

@dawsonjarrell

14 күн бұрын

So true

@zovalentine7305

11 күн бұрын

Best comment 🏆

@MrHadane

10 күн бұрын

Did he? Take Johnny Depp for example. Any roles he had post Pirates of the Caribbean he had Jack Sparrow bleed in all performances. You could say he became Jack Sparrow. Meanwhile, Andy Serkis can switch it on and off at will and become anyone or anything.

@bagboimuffin4814

5 күн бұрын

corny ass comment

@harrydavey9884

5 күн бұрын

No, he played him 👍

I feel that Andy Serkis is the epitome of success in acting pretty much every aspect. He not only in some of the best films ever and surely makes great money, he is also considered one of the all time greatest actors by many people AND he often takes roles that mean he doesn't have to become a major celebrity due to his acting skills. Being well known and beloved for your craft without having to suffer the ills of celebrity, is to me the ultimate win in the end-game of any creative field.

Just so happened to bump into Andy the other day in London, a life long dream of mine at the most random and unexpected of moments. Fair to say he's just as amazing in person as you see on film or interviews, such an amazing friendly guy, true master of his craft!

While praising Serkis for his great performances, please also keep in mind the highly skilled animators that work in conjunction with him to bring these characters to life. While this tech is often portrayed as directly translating an actor's performance into a digital character, the reality is that a huge amount of what you see in the final product has been hand animated by skilled artists who have to walk the fine line between an actor's captured performance, and the unique requirements of the digital character we see on screen. There are many instances where the animators have to create new movements and expressions, or fix the existing ones to better suit the model.

@manichavok5297

28 күн бұрын

But this is a video about serkis? Not a video about animators. It's literally about his acting.

@JohnHenrySMH

27 күн бұрын

@@manichavok5297 And animators are contributing to his acting. When you watch one of his mo-cap performances, you do not know what parts are purely performance based, or what parts have been augmented or entirely replaced by new animation. I've read several reports from animators who claimed that sometimes entire scenes worth of motion capture data has to be discarded and replaced with traditional keyframe animation. But Serkis still gets the credit because everyone believes that his physical performance is the only thing that goes into these visual creations.

@jaysonhuckaby6323

27 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠@@JohnHenrySMHWe’ve had plenty of time to see what animators do with mocap. Without actors like Andy Serkis it’s just eye candy with no substance. It’s through acting that brings these cgi characters to life. It’s a great melding of the two.

@jessicarvalho13

26 күн бұрын

Honestly I've only ever seen people look down on performance capture actors and say all the work is from the animators. It's interesting to see a different perspective (and on a video praising Andy Serkis work.. I don't believe praising one removes the other. There is a time for both)

@dylanmaxwell495

26 күн бұрын

Serkis has been really rude to the people who help him look good. I think we should refuse to ever work on a frame in which he appears. He'll still be a great actor, but he won't be able to take credit for the work of others any more.

Nice job pointing out what a great actor Andy Serkis is, and his massive contribution to modern cinema. I really enjoy your content and what you're doing with the channel. Keep it up.

@lancelloti.

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

I could watch a whole hour of this. I'm so enamoured by Andy's work and his passion for his craft.

The montage of Andy Serkis slowly turning from Smeagol to Golem has some of the best facial acting and makeup I have ever seen.

"Being brave enough to hold a closeup" was utterly profound

Gollum made more impact on me than other rings ever did. I'm still so afraif of him but so mesmerized by him at the same time. My precious 😅

7:13 song: *In Doubt - Ran Raiten* No need to thank me, I've got your back fam.

@nickblank5712

20 күн бұрын

you wouldn't believe how far i had to scroll to get this, legend edit: really wanted to learn this song :)

@thevvvvv

9 күн бұрын

♡

@MykhailoZubanych

8 күн бұрын

No, I actually have to thank you and your contribution to my good mood while I listen to this undeniably musical marvel о7

@maxzero3697

8 күн бұрын

Thank you ;)

@Sunnyside07

4 күн бұрын

OMG TY SO MUCH I WAS WONDERING THE WHOLE VIDEO

He's definitely the greatest actor of all times, litteraly turning himself into a character. Can't wait to see The Hunt for Gollum.

@stellviahohenheim

Ай бұрын

Gollum 2 : Gollumed Harder

@majorjuggler488

Ай бұрын

Im personally a bit sceptical to the new movie.

@happymaskedguy1943

28 күн бұрын

The greatest actor of all times?? Wow there. He’s great. But not the greatest ever.

@SlimKhezri

28 күн бұрын

ALL TIME? That's a NO!

@pineapplepizza4016

28 күн бұрын

​@@happymaskedguy1943 The greatest motion capture actor of all times.

The movie wouldn’t have been as good as it is without golem. Truely masterclass

@Actuallysweedish

26 күн бұрын

I love G O L E M my favorite character G O L E M

@guibox3

26 күн бұрын

@@Actuallysweedish The Lord of the Rabbis. Great movie

@charlie_541

26 күн бұрын

@@Actuallysweedish pipe down nerd. It's a minor spelling error

@jac6548

25 күн бұрын

colon*

@melodramatic7904

25 күн бұрын

I mean, golem was an essential part of the book so there is no way they would have cut him from the movie adaptation, but I see what you're saying.

What a lovely, and entirely legitimate and correct, analysis of motion capture acting, and Serkis's contributions to the field. Thanks for caring about it so much.

Andy Serkis is a frigging legend

Bro single handedly changed the cinema and gave us more to enjoy. Goat.

@musicfan189

24 күн бұрын

I know what goat means. I know it is a compliment. And yet, somehow, I still do a spittake every time I see it done like this, because it doesn't look like an abbreviation, it looks like a word 😂 And, like, it's just so weird before my brain catches up with me, that I'm reading this amazing compliment for someone who really deserves the praise, and suddenly just *goat*, but the animal, which is such a non-contextual insult 😂 And the my brain catches up with itself, and 'oooh! Greatest Of All Time!' 🤣

This man deserves an Oscar. Period. They need to just vote and say he gets one. His talent and commitment miraculous.

@markfox1545

23 күн бұрын

Only idiots say 'period'.

@NormAppleton

21 күн бұрын

He did play St. Ian Dury

@forincognito22

20 күн бұрын

@@markfox1545 When given the choice to be an idiot or an asshole, MarkFox1545 chose asshole every time

@indiebuzzed

19 күн бұрын

This is the perfect reason to have honorary Oscars, for the phenomenal contributions to cinema that don't necessarily fit into a category. He is absolutely groundbreaking and has advanced the Hollywood blockbuster to what it is today. I would argue Doug Jones should receive one as well for the incredible creature acting he's done in his career.

@jazzx251

15 күн бұрын

Watch Star Wars: Andor - where he plays as a normal prisoner of The Empire. No CGI or mocap suits. His performance is amazing - leading to one of the greatest Star Wars speeches: "One Way Out!"

Brilliant, just brilliant acting. He really became Gollum.🙏

This was a great watch, Serkis is incredible and seeing the influence he has had on the development of techniques to give actors the representation of their expression as 3D characters is amazing

I really didnt realize how much effort and skill this actor has. I saw gollum, i saw the ape..... but i never saw the actor behind this charcters. Thanks for this video.... it opend my eyes

Andy serkis should be recognized as one of the best actors of our generation

I met Andy Serkis in Coventry while doing security, honestly one of the most humble quiet men you could ever meet when he's off camera. A true performer. He deserves all the success he has accumulated.

Usually titles like this do not back themselves up, but this video crushed. Thank you.

Mr.Serkis deserves an award named after him dedicated to this field he pioneered

@cedricgist7614

18 күн бұрын

I can see that happening.

@aaandSCENE

10 күн бұрын

YES. The man has won our hearts. Awards are stupid. But this would be awesome.

I feel Sir Ian McKellen's frustration at 11:04 -- "What am I even doing here, acting to a picture in front of a green screen?" Edit: All I am expressing is my empathy for the person. I am not commenting on the nature of acting, which apparently the comment section is keen on debating.

@tboiproject

Ай бұрын

yeah, that looks like torture. they even went through the effort of making a table and an arch

@melomateus_m.r

28 күн бұрын

No he isn't really, you are just taking on board that picture with the text saying something similar to what you said. We may never know what he is feeling here.

@tboiproject

28 күн бұрын

@@melomateus_m.r man what

@miloshp7399

28 күн бұрын

Or.. he broke character, lost the line so he has to do it again.

@MK_2023.

28 күн бұрын

@@melomateus_m.rhe said this very quote in an interview. He was sad and depressed that he had to perform in front of a green screen without any other actors around. He said he pretty much hated it.

Love Andy Serkis, the man is a genius!

Andy Serkis is one of my all-time favorite actors, alongside others like Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, and Anthony Hopkins. Thank you for this video celebrating his work and living legacy.

That video of sir Ian McKellen alone in the set broke my heart :( Great video-essay btw!

I look at Andy Serkis's eyes and I see CAESAR!! He's phenomenal!

Gollum is a legendary character, precious!

thank you for lovingly spotlighting why as a Serkis and LOTR fan we so love these bodies of work, there's just a million pieces, all a labour of immense, near imitable passion and caftsmenship behind them all.

Andy is an absolute legend. His work deserves multiple accolades.

He was so good in Andor in a limited role. That speech gave me chills

@bulbousdude

20 күн бұрын

Makes me want to rewatch the series all over again.

@sykessaul123

19 күн бұрын

Legitimately one of the best moments of a series ever. The funerary march trumps it though, it's such a wonder of cinematography. I've watched the last episode at least a dozen times.

@beth12svist

17 күн бұрын

Honestly I was even more captivated by the buildup. The way he outwardly remained the same but you could still see the gears of his focus switching.

The music switch/replacement on 7:05 is incredible, it really shows the pain and realization of Caesar in an amazing way. Magnificent video.

@nickblank5712

20 күн бұрын

what is the piano song?

@cesarsz2601

13 күн бұрын

@@nickblank5712 you found it?

@cesarsz2601

13 күн бұрын

@@nickblank5712 you found it?

@jac1793

13 күн бұрын

@@nickblank5712 In Doubt · Ran Raiten

This is one of my favorite videos on all of KZread! Serkis is criminally under appreciated as an actor and has done quite a bit in ushering in the era of mo-cap! I just wish it didn't take me this long to find it!!

I think that phrase you said summarize up beautifully "A genius of a thousand faces" truly GOATED actor

He's a phenomenal actor. He is so good, he brought a soul to the digital.

@CyberBeep_kenshi

26 күн бұрын

well put

Legitimately got chills during more than a few of these clips in the video. Dude’s a treasure

Andy will always have a special place in my heart. Whenever I see him in any movies, or just random mention I smile with happiness :)

The man is an absolute legend and incredible actor both in and out of motion capture.

@oliverholmes-gunning5372

Ай бұрын

A really underrated movie of his is The Cottage (2008). Very funny dark comedy/horror film...

We can talk about how great he is, without short changing the contributions of a character like Jar Jar. It’s very popular to hate on him but if you look back and realize how good he looked integrated with live action for 1999, it’s just incredible. Ahmed Best offered voice and physicalization that paved the way for gollum the following years. Even Anthony Daniels performed his way into voicing a character, and he expresses so much without any moving facial features.

@lov_eli

Ай бұрын

But we can recognize the difference between approaches, Jar jar was just comic relief, while Gollum was arguably one of the best things in TLotR.

@Prophet_of_Colour

Ай бұрын

@@lov_eli Gollum quickly becomes comic relief, and Jar Jar quickly becomes important to the narrative as a senator's voice in the Republic. Each do the same things, thematically, to the appropriate degrees befitting the works they are a part of.

@Rykiz_Vidz

29 күн бұрын

​@@Prophet_of_ColourThat's not true at all. Throughiut both series of LOTR movies, Gollum can at few times provide comic relief, but he is a constant foreboding presence to our heroes.

@Prophet_of_Colour

28 күн бұрын

@@Rykiz_Vidz That's a hyperbolic absolute. Yes, it is true, at all. Gollum/Sméagol and Jar Jar Binks are equally and oppositely serious/narratively useful and comedic relief.

@joetoaster447

28 күн бұрын

This is a dreadful take, sorry. Jar Jar could have been replaced in the senate with any other character and the narrative of RoTS wouldn't have changed one bit. His character was sidelined after TPM because of how poorly audiences received it. Gollum was instrumental to the plot and is arguably the most important character in the whole series, only serving as comic relief to better help audiences engage and empathise with him, or to allow some space in the films to breathe.

I think its a moment of clarity for all of us

Andy Serkis is definitely one of those actors that when I find out or realize he’s in a movie I like I’m always like “Yep that’s why it was good.” And he’s absolutely PHENOMENAL as Caesar. One of my all time favorite performances ever.❤

I feel like it's now well known how historic Andy's performance as Gollum was, but I realize as I watch this that he's been important at every step in the progress of motion capture performances... that's incredible, what an awesome actor!

Golem is an iconic character and his performance was excellent

Greatest actor of our time, thanks for showcasing this master at work in his craft.

He really goes in character whatever role he plays. His expressive face and his delivery with his lines is truly impressive.

"an addict, but also a soul in constant suffering" one and the same.

This man deserves an oscar for best Actor , when we were kids pretending to be king kong , Godzilla etc .That is acting in its purest form.This man lets his performance do the talking.Most actors are saved by their looks , physical attributes , Andy does not CGI but his performance is what gives soul to the digitally created characters.

Watching Gollum gives me chills. He did it so brilliantly!!!

I never thought I’d hear Gollum say “piss off” before, let alone swear

Andy is a genius. Every part he plays, he puts everything into. He's more expressive than silent movie stars. Thank you for this video. It's well deserved.

Two Towers came out in 2002 and Gollum still looks totally photorealistic. It was such a big breakthrough in movie effects. Serkis was perfect for the role. Extremely expressive actor with a great talent for voices.

Andy Serkis is what really made the Lord of the Rings so good. The best scene in the entire Hobbit trilogy was by far the Gollum and Bilbo scenes.

he didn't only change cinema. he also invented the modern gaming, animation n so much more technology that we use everyday in our phone camera's facial expression recognition based filters, security lock to so much more science

@suhailashifa6734

17 күн бұрын

@DayVid-mo5qo not the technology. i meant the concept. he changed and he initiated the modernization of the process.

I was furious that Serkis wasn't nominated for Best Supporting Actor for _The Two Towers_ He was magnificent.

@farrex0

28 күн бұрын

It could have been due to technicalities. The whole process was fully revolutionary, most people did not even understand it. So it sparked a debate whether the animators or the actor where the ones that made the performance. If I remember correctly, Serkis made a comment about how he made the performance, that he deserved the praise instead of the VFX team. And then the animators disclosed, that they basically redid the whole animation using his performance only as reference. So a debate, whether who was the one that made the performance sparked. So maybe they just wanted to stay clear of any controversy and technicality. But nowadays, Serkis has more than proved himself as a talented actor. And performance capture has come so far, that no longer animators have to remake the whole animation. But then, also comes into question, how often artists are the ones that take all the credit, and all the other departments of cinema are often overlooked. So animators getting a bit of praise, for a change, was not a bad thing.

This man is such a legend! So talented and I think not underrated anymore! ❤

We are fortunate to be able to watch this man's absolute power of creativity. He is a blessing.

Honestly Andy Serkis is probably a top 10-15 actor of our time

@thankyoujodi

27 күн бұрын

Closer to 50

This guy pioneered a new way of acting and set the bar for voice acting. Andy is always a joy to watch. Hell, I even enjoyed his work as the Klaw.

It made me cry. thanks for paying him a tribute, didn't know the guy :)

Extraordinary video. Brilliant. Well done. I'm sure Andy watched it and enjoyed reading all these wonderful comments as well. 100% deserved.

Andy Serkis is one of the few actors I will always pay attention to a movie if hes involved in. Tom Hardy, Damian Lewis, and Cillian Murphy for similar reasons. Just fantastic actors who put their entire soul into a performance. Someone who I dont think gets enough credit for the emotional micro acting he does is actually Jake Gyllenhall, he's often overlooked but very very proficient in bringing subtle nuances to his characters you won't spot on the first watch

@MsSunnyDenise

27 күн бұрын

I agree!!

@CyberBeep_kenshi

26 күн бұрын

Gary Oldman as well, and Perlman!

@beth12svist

17 күн бұрын

No longer alive, but for me Eli Wallach is in that category.

@CyberBeep_kenshi

17 күн бұрын

@@beth12svist To thos who don't know, he played Tuco "the ugly" in The good, the bad and the ugly. Absolutely fantastic performance, made the movie for me. "If you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk" 🤣

@beth12svist

17 күн бұрын

@@CyberBeep_kenshi That's the one role of his everyone knows, you're not telling me anything new or all that exciting. 😄

He's a master of supporting roles, extremely underrated as a regular (non motion capture) actor. His performance in Andor was superb, extremely memorable and he stole the show every time he came on screen (even though the show is full ofgreat performances by great actors). Same for his other roles, such as in The Black Panther, Batman or others.

Andy Serkis has done some amazing work! It's interesting to see that he created the field of performance capture just through a passion for bringing characters to life in every way.

This is amazing, I don't realise how great of an actor this man was. I'm a fan after just realising this was not CGI as I had imagined. This is ltterally awesome. The definition of awesome not in the sense of the overused word but in a sense of actual awe inspiring. Amazing, this guy is on another level.

I remember watching the two towers and it was pretty clear that even behind the cgi, Andy Serkis was a stand out actor. I’ve genuinely enjoyed nearly everything I’ve seen/heard him in 😊

This is really thoughtful. I think we owe Andy alot more than I originally realized.

@EmmanQuinones5234

28 күн бұрын

Agreed! I never even knew he was Kong for Peter Jackon's KK! I really came to know Andy as Caesar in the PotA trilogy and he was awesome in them! He defo deserves so much more praise!

@dictatorinperpetuity

28 күн бұрын

@@EmmanQuinones5234 After watching I realized how much he has actually moved forward the way CGI and actors interact. Just think if he never did what he did for LOTR we could have had directors still using CGI as a slapstick or comedy relief instead of actual depth for characters.

Andy is the only celebrity I would break down crying for if i ever have the chance to meet him 😅 im such a fan for how he has changed cinema and animation

I love watching the behind the scenes of planet of the apes. His acting is absolutely amazing

The visceral love I have for this man is unreal. He elevates everything he touches.

Andy Serkis deserves an Oscar. No, he deserves several. The performances he has turned in are worthy, but the barriers in the way of putting that performance on screen and yet he was still able to do so raises what he has done to a new level.