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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008 · Film · 150 min
Part of The Chronicles of Narnia Collection
Directed by Andrew Adamson
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
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One thing that they kind gloss over is that rotoscoping is used a lot in films to separate objects.
For example, I did an exam on prince caspian (https://eu.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2008/05/15/prince-caspian-improves-on/52409998007/) to separate his hair from the forest. They didn't have green screen, and even if they did, it would obliterate his hair. (hair is translucent so glows green, and is removed by the software.)
I failed the rotoscoping part, but passed the painting section (where you remove markers, crew or other features not wanted in the final image.)
Whilst "a scanner darkly" is a brilliant example of rotoscoping, its not the example. if you look at this showreel towards the end you see captain marvel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sYWzFNobEo look at her hair, every individual wisp of hair that extends past her neck is individually masked out.
Good rotoscoping is often the building block of "expensive" looking VFX.
For computer vision its also important so you can get ground truth on tracking various object and training models like segment anything
Because compared to most attempts at adapting books, LotR did a good job. The changes were made to make the trilogy easier to watch since the books can be a little difficult at times, or to make the characters more dynamic. They weren't perfect, but no adaptation is. As for the Hobbit, I agree with you. That entire trilogy was a mistake.
Personally, while I loved the LotR movies, I also feel like they were the worst thing to happen to the books. Ever since the movies came out every studio has wanted a piece of it for nostalgias sake. I remember when the first two Narnia movies came out I was sad that not as many people liked it since I love Lewis every bit as much as Tolkien, and I wanted my enjoyment of the books to spread. Prince Caspian had inaccuracy problems, but the core story was there. After the abomination that was 2010s Dawn Treader, and seeing how corporatized Middle Earth has become, that seems like a mercy in hindsight.