Since the beginning of Film making movies have been remade however, when looking back at history some have not lived up to the standards the original put in place. The 1998 version of Psycho directed by Gus Van Sant and the 2005 War of the Worlds are two examples of bad remakes. Some however are equally or more successful. King Kong is one of the most recognisable remakes of all time. Written and produced by Merian C. Cooper in 1933, King Kong was a story that was worth making two movies about. In 2005 Peter Jackson brought the thriller back to life through state of the art technology. The technology used in the 1933 version compared to the 2005 version, as well as other comparisons and contrasts make for a new, enhanced and more timeless
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Recorded sound had just stepped onto the scene, moving out of the silent film era. Although for the era the sound technology was brilliant, the technology itself was fuzzy, unfaithful and inflexible. Much time was put into improving the microphones, recording media, editing instruments and other equipment that would help enhance the film. As the engineers of sound technology had set out to improve their equipment, filmmakers had set out to improve the visual and narrative dynamism. Filmmaker began to set out to improve the editing of films, camera movement, special effects and other photographic qualities of the images being presented.
When comparing the film technology of the 30’s to the 2000’s you would notice a dramatic yet brilliant change in the way technology has evolved. As the stories were running in cycles, modern technology was evolving each decade. Computer-generated imagery (CGI) had been newly improved and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround fresh off the shelf, movie makers were beginning to make a large impression on the viewers. Better yet, the recording and filming media, editing instruments and other equipment were now more flexible than ever, allowing the filmmakers to have the ability to make whatever the mind can …show more content…
Early within the film you would also notice that stop-motion animation is a little “jerky” but, when comparing the film to other films of the time being released, King Kong (1933) is rather glamorously and brilliantly crafted for its era. The majority of the film was created by the use of stop-motion animation puppets. These puppets were made of metal, ball-and-socket skeleton armatures, covered with cotton dental dam, latex rubber and rabbit fur. To create the expressions of the Ape, wires were attached to the model and to add the realistic effect of Kong being real, special effect engineers attached an inflatable diaphragm to the Ape to stimulate its breathing. If enough attention is payed to Kong throughout the movie you would see that his hair moves throughout the film, this is due to O’Brien continuously moving the puppet around throughout capturing the stop-animation, adding to the life likeliness. To create the effect of King Kong being over twenty-four foot high the ever so talented special effects engineers used two specific techniques; rear projection footage and miniature projection. To produce the effect of rear projection, previously shot footage would be projected onto a translucent screen from behind while the action of the actors would be filmed in front of the screen. For example this was used in the scene where the T-rex is attempting to
Recorded sound had just stepped onto the scene, moving out of the silent film era. Although for the era the sound technology was brilliant, the technology itself was fuzzy, unfaithful and inflexible. Much time was put into improving the microphones, recording media, editing instruments and other equipment that would help enhance the film. As the engineers of sound technology had set out to improve their equipment, filmmakers had set out to improve the visual and narrative dynamism. Filmmaker began to set out to improve the editing of films, camera movement, special effects and other photographic qualities of the images being presented.
When comparing the film technology of the 30’s to the 2000’s you would notice a dramatic yet brilliant change in the way technology has evolved. As the stories were running in cycles, modern technology was evolving each decade. Computer-generated imagery (CGI) had been newly improved and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround fresh off the shelf, movie makers were beginning to make a large impression on the viewers. Better yet, the recording and filming media, editing instruments and other equipment were now more flexible than ever, allowing the filmmakers to have the ability to make whatever the mind can …show more content…
Early within the film you would also notice that stop-motion animation is a little “jerky” but, when comparing the film to other films of the time being released, King Kong (1933) is rather glamorously and brilliantly crafted for its era. The majority of the film was created by the use of stop-motion animation puppets. These puppets were made of metal, ball-and-socket skeleton armatures, covered with cotton dental dam, latex rubber and rabbit fur. To create the expressions of the Ape, wires were attached to the model and to add the realistic effect of Kong being real, special effect engineers attached an inflatable diaphragm to the Ape to stimulate its breathing. If enough attention is payed to Kong throughout the movie you would see that his hair moves throughout the film, this is due to O’Brien continuously moving the puppet around throughout capturing the stop-animation, adding to the life likeliness. To create the effect of King Kong being over twenty-four foot high the ever so talented special effects engineers used two specific techniques; rear projection footage and miniature projection. To produce the effect of rear projection, previously shot footage would be projected onto a translucent screen from behind while the action of the actors would be filmed in front of the screen. For example this was used in the scene where the T-rex is attempting to