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Grawp to be Live Actor Animated Character in OotP
Topic Started: Oct 15 2006, 09:53 AM (503 Views)
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Grawp to be Live Actor Animated Character in OotP
OotP Film
Posted by: Sue - October 14, 2006, 1:07 pm
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The New York Times has a new feature online about the use of new computer technology to create characters in motion pictures, and mentions the upcomng Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. In this article about a company called Image Metrics, they mention the use of their computer skills to "allow live actors to animate virtual characters," and state the company will be using this technique for the character of Grawp in the fifth Harry Potter film. The paper reports:


"Warner Brothers is using Image Metrics, along with several other companies, to animate a new character in the forthcoming “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” a monstrous relation of Hagrid, animated by an actor."


While not identified as such, the article also includes a video report which shows some footage of what may be actor Tony Maudsley in the process of creating Grawp. Readers will remember that TLC previously confirmed that Tony Maudsley would be portraying Grawp in OotP, and there was discussion about the amount of CGI involved with this giant of a character. We are trying to confirm if this is indeed Mr. Maudsley, or just someone who bears a strong resemblence to him, and will update with more as soon as we can. Keep in mind as well, that if this is confirmed to be Mr Maudsley, this is NOT what the final film version of Grawp will look like in Phoenix. To read this entire article on this fascinating technology, registration is required but free.
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