RELEASED Hivewire Big Cat Has Begun!

[Miss B]

Kewl, I love big cats. ALL big cats.

 

[Zaarin]

Tyger Tyger, burning bright!

I've been looking for an excuse to post this.

 

[Dakorillon (IMArts)]

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Now the lion has no excuse whatsoever not to show up!

Very well done! I was just thinking that as I was going down the line doing catch up!

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Glad to be of service Zaarin!

 

[Deleted member 325]

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My...

Oh, wait, still no bear yet...

Love the look of the Lion so far.

 

[Miss B]

Give it some time Kage. I'm sure a HW Bear will appear at some point. I wouldn't mind one of those myself.

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Oh wow. I just finished watching The Jungle Book. Other than Mowgli ... it was all CGI?!? That's like ... incredible. I wanna live in CGI!

 

[Mythocentric]

Here! Steady on young lady! I'm having visions of Queen (with Freddie Mercury as Mowgli) breaking into the soundtrack with....

Jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle rock!
Jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle rock!
I wanna live in CGI!
And do the jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle rock...

and I haven't even seen the film yet!

 

[Miss B]

Here! Steady on young lady! I'm having visions of Queen (with Freddie Mercury as Mowgli) breaking into the soundtrack....

 

[Zaarin]

Oh wow. I just finished watching The Jungle Book. Other than Mowgli ... it was all CGI?!? That's like ... incredible. I wanna live in CGI!

I'm the opposite. I hate films that abuse CGI (*glares at the Star Wars prequels and the ineffable abominations that are The Hobbit films*); I'm far more impressed by films that know how and when to use props, puppets, and models (*gives due credit to Abrams for The Force Awakens, even if the plot and acting were middling*). I may have quibbles with them regarding tone and interpretations, but the details in the props, sets, and costumes in the Lord of the Rings films never fail to take my breath away.

 

[Gadget Girl]

I may have quibbles with them regarding tone and interpretations, but the details in the props, sets, and costumes in the Lord of the Rings films never fail to take my breath away.

One of the coolest things I think about that, was that they specially wove the fabrics to have different sized weaves. So the hobbits clothes had very large weave in the fabric, but with the effects used to make the actors looks smaller, it meant the size of the weave looked correct.

And yes, I think there is a tendency to over use CGI. It's great for certain things, but it can be really overused. I actually sometimes think it's the worst in Superhero movies. Although the animators have gotten better about adding weight to CGI characters, so often their movements looks rubbery and to light (and I'm not talking about Mr. Fantastic).

 

[Pendraia]

Interesting detail about the cloth for it to be a larger weave they would have needed to use a thicker yarn when weaving. Hmmm...must look into that. Thanks for the info GG!

 

[Zaarin]

One of the coolest things I think about that, was that they specially wove the fabrics to have different sized weaves. So the hobbits clothes had very large weave in the fabric, but with the effects used to make the actors looks smaller, it meant the size of the weave looked correct.

And yes, I think there is a tendency to over use CGI. It's great for certain things, but it can be really overused. I actually sometimes think it's the worst in Superhero movies. Although the animators have gotten better about adding weight to CGI characters, so often their movements looks rubbery and to light (and I'm not talking about Mr. Fantastic).

Like I said, their attention to detail in props and sets never fails to take my breath away. If only they'd paid the same attention to the plot.

 

[Angela Knight]

please do a tiger.

 

[Pendraia]

Hi Angela, not sure if I've said this yet but welcome to the Hive! I believe there are plans to do a tiger but I'm not sure where in the timeline it is. : )

 

[Miss B]

Oh, welcome to the HiveWire forums from me to Angela. Good to see you here.

 

[Chris]

The Tiger will have to come after the Lion, but we certainly intend to make one.

 

[Harimau]

The Tiger will have to come after the Lion, but we certainly intend to make one.

WOW! A tiger at long last! Should be worth waiting for.

 

[Chris]

Yes, I'm certain the Tiger will be excellent.

 

[Sparky]