Thunderbirds remake

>Okay, fair point.

>What I mean by this, is that it is now possible to capture >an actor from an older 2D (even to the oldest motion >pictures - i.e. Laurel and Hardy) film and extrapolate >their moment, actions, body language into mathematical >3D movement/action, in the same way that current >motion capture (as used in NCS) detects and plots the >moments of body motion of actors with point axis >detection (i.e. NCS, Gollum in Lord of the rings). Then >recreate exact CGI actors that replicate the original >movements and bodystyle/actions exactly. Moreover, >once the body/gate analysis has been created, it is >possible to create new situations/scene with these >'actors' in entirely new situations.

>I've seen it done, and it's frightening real. I was >astonished. In the example I saw, they used Oliver >Hardy, showed him from an original scene, and then 'he' >walked out of shot and did a new piece to camera. To >my 'trained eye', I could not tell the difference, except I >knew it could NOT be original material. Expect to see >A LOT more of this in the future.

>It is even possible to capture facial characteristics >exactly, the way an actor walks, moves, gesticulates etc.

>It is also possible to capture the phonemes used say by >Ed Bishop, and generate any new speech using his >actual phonetic characteristics. Think of an updated, >"Reflections in the Water"... now that is ironic. I certainly >think Commander Straker would approve.

>There is a whole new legal debate as to the ethics of >portraying someone who has passed away. The current >rational is that it should be handled as if the actor is still >alive, and their relatives receive what the actor would >have received. I guess it would also help keep the >memory of that actor/person 'alive'...

>This moral angle is always going to be a tricky one.

This was always going to be possible at some point.
And like all CGI not only will it be cheaper than doing it for real,but it will possibly resurrect (no pun intended) older style plots and storylines that can cater for fans of one particular genre or another.

Now that is something NEW and totally DIFFERENT which it would be impossible to do in any other way.

I am interested Griff.Like you I feel that RITW was a good idea badly realised.It has always been the worst episode.
If we could do it wouldn't it be great
It might even be possible to slightly alter plots and certain shots so they make a little more sense.

Naturally it would need to be done with dilligence,care and a deep respect for the material.As you say it does have moral implications.
Can you tell us any more about this proces.

Mark UK

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