Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and the future of CG

This summer’s Planet Of The Apes sequel breaks new ground in effects.

Wetas most remarkable achievement so far, however, is undoubtedly Caesar.

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This summersDawn Of The Planet Of The Apesarguably represents a further jump in CG quality.

Life seems idyllic in the wilds surrounding the ruins of San Francisco.

I wanted to push the photoreality further, Reeves recently told us.

Now we actually solve fibre-based muscles.

The amount of work that went into every shot of Dawn shouldnt be underestimated.

The varying dynamics of dry, damp and wet fur had to be given careful consideration.

WithDawnsetting a new standard, itll be fascinating to see how other filmmakers are inspired by it.

Even within thePlanet Of The Apesfranchise, there are all kinds of possibilities for the future.

I do believe this is the new high watermark, Reeves told us.

In the next movie, the effects are going to look even better…'