Paramount have releases in their run-up to the animated feature RANGO a nice wee featurette on the techniques director, Gore Verbinski (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) utilised when making his first animated film.
The featurette shows how, much like AVATAR and other motion capture techniques, the actors themselves act out every moment but more as a animators guide rather than the preciseness that AVATAR and others aim for. It does look fun but also promotes itself as a completely unique way of animated filmmaking which is not the case as this is something Nick Park over at WALLACE AND GROMIT have been doing for years.
RANGO also has a large and impressive cast for a animated feature outside of Pixar, Disney and Dreamworks with Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy (UNDERWORLD), Timothy Olyphant (JUSTIFIED), Isla Fisher (CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC), Alfred Molina (SPIDERMAN 2), Ned Beatty (HOMICIDE LIFE ON THE STREET / DELIVERANCE), Ray Winstone (44 INCH CHEST) and Harry Dean Stanton (PARIS TEXAS).
Imdb’s synopsis is below along with the featurette and trailer. RANGO is out March 4th 2011;
A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the role in order to protect it.
