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So the idea of Keanu Reeves directing movies wasn't the most exciting news I'd ever heard, but this new technology he's pioneering looks pretty amazing.
The camera will catch the kind of footage which normally has to be filled in by CG. Now I actually think the level of badmouthing CG gets i's pretty ridiculous sometimes. When you compare the long history of practical special effects with the, so far pretty short, history of CG visual effects, the progress CG is making is quite astounding. However, CG modelling of the face has always been pretty tough and if there are ways to capture genuine footage of martial arts fights instead that's definitely preferable. If CG artists don't have to waste time using CG to digitially reconstruct a fighter's face, they'll have more freedom to do more interesting stuff with the live action footage these cameras capture. It's just great news for cinema in general.
And yeah, Keanu Reeves knows Kung Fu. (Obligatory reference is obligatory.)
(Via Filmdrunk)