'The Polar Express' Was 'Like Rehearsing a Play in the Round'
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For Tom Hanks, ‘The Polar Express’ Got Right to the Performance
The Polar Express Used Performance Capture Technology to Create Its Animation, Hanks and Co-Stars Like Nona Gaye Wore Suits with Sensors on Them and Performed the Scenes in a Simple Studio.
For Tom Hanks, ‘The Polar Express’ Was All Upside
When the Polar Express Came Out, Critics Worried That It Paved the Way for the Elimination of Actors. If Computers Could Create Any Character, Would They Need Actors of Hanks’ Caliber? Hanks Only Saw the Technology as an Opportunity.
‘The Polar Express’ Did Not Take over Hollywood
The Polar Express Was Only the Beginning of the Performance Capture Technology. Robert Zemeckis Directed Two More in That Style, Beowulf and a Christmas Carol. He Produced Another, Mars Needs Mom. the Technology Allows Andy Serkis to Play Caesar in Planet of the Apes and the Avatar Actors to Play N’avi.
