Andy Serkis Opposes 'Performance Capture'

Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 11:49

We may think Oscars to be the ideal award ceremony but the 'Lord of the Rings" star Andy Serkis has found faults with it. She has revealed that he does not believe there should be a separate Oscar category for “performance capture" actors.

Serkis, is of the view that the increasing use of the film making tool had sparked an “interesting debate".

Performance capture is when an actor"s movements are translated into CGI. But it reignited the debate on whether they are able to compete on a level playing field during awards season.

“It"s a very interesting debate. The industry is going to be using performance capture more and more in films. Personally I"ve never believed there should be a separate category because the essence of the performance is pure acting," says Serkis.

Serkis holds the right to speak on this performance capture debate as he is an expert in the field, having played Gollum and King Kong via a performance capture suit.

He urges the people voting to thinks whether the performance is a genuinely acting or not.

“I don"t really think there should a special acting in a digital realm award or anything. From an acting standpoint, it"s the same," he added.