The orcs from Amazon’s series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are finally showing the first pictures. As those responsible indicate, the new fantasy spectacle will avoid a major weakness in the Hobbit trilogy. The monstrous baddies will namely for the most part not created on the computer.
Lord of the Rings series avoids criticism of the Hobbit films with Orcs
Compared to the Orcs lovingly equipped with prostheses and armour In the Lord of the Rings movies, many fans found the CGI villains of the Hobbit trilogy too artificial and slick. The Amazon series wants to avoid that, as producer Lindsey Weber explained to IGN.
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Orc from the Lord of the Rings series
Close to the camera are the orcs almost exclusively with practical effects [wie Kostümen, Maske und Prothesen] fitted. [CGI] was used when we had to depict large crowds.
CGI is also used in action scenes, as prosthesis boss Jamie Wilson adds. And that’s when the computer simulates movements,”that the human body is not capable of.“
When is the fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power coming to Amazon?
That should please many fans of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. You’ll soon find out if you like the overall look of the series. The series starts on September 2, 2022 at Amazon.
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Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series will soon tell a story set thousands of years before the events of the films. But what exactly awaits us in it?
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In the Moviepilot podcast, we talk about what we already know about the Lord of the Rings series, what excites us about it and what might also put us off a bit.
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