Three's Company in Being Human
In Being Human, Syfy's Americanization of the UK horror series (airing Mondays 9/8c), we still have a vampire (Aidan, played by Sam Witwer), werewolf Josh, played by Sam Huntington) and ghost (Sally, played by Meaghan Rath) living together. However, it's Boston instead of Bristol (though shot in Montreal), and the tone is less terrifying, among other things.
Not surprisingly, the centerpiece of the VFX (done mostly by Montreal-based Oblique Effects), is Josh's CG wolf. The rest of the show's vfx revolving around the vampire and ghost and various victims serve a more supporting role and are far less involving.
But the full-on wolf won't be revealed until the eighth episode, "Children Shouldn't Play with Undead Things," which airs March 7.
The design process began with about a dozen artists trying out different ideas. Of course, there are lots of considerations about depicting various body parts. After some back and forth, the artists took a second pass and the third time around they modify, mixing and matching different aspects more like a Frankenstein monster. In terms of software, they use a bit of everything, including Softimage and Maya. "The example I always give is when we have to motion track a shot, some motion tracking software will automatically track a shot while others won't," Rachiele adds. "You just change a shot and that software will work better for that kind of shot. Again, for animating the wolf, the principal animator uses Softimage because he's used to it.
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Great hmaemr of Thor, that is powerfully helpful!
1. I'm not British im Serbian idiot.
2. The number of american shows remade for british viewers is below 4 percent compared to 96 percent for British ones remade for America.
3. You call me feebled minded yet in the same post you say they are no such thing as an original idea, thats feeble minded.
4. Tell the rest of Americans and your president to stay "across the pond" and out of other countries business. And remember American scum KOCOBO JE SRBIJA.
That path goes both ways. The British remake alot of American shows as well my feeble minded nationalistic friend:
List_of_US_television_series_remade_for_the_British_market at Wikipedia
The list goes on. There is no longer such a thing as a new idea, but there is always a way of presenting an old idea in an new way.
From across the pond.
Stupid Americans always remake already great British shows. Being Human, Shameless, the IT crowd, Life on mars and Skins to name just a few. Why don't you get up of your fat ass and create your own ORIGINAL ideas.
Don't worry, it's not Aiden. I highly recommend watching the BBC version, too.
I too love both verisons of this show!! I loved the BBC marathon leading to the new season. Can't wait until it comes out on DVD!
Noooo! He turns into DUST?!!!
i agree wth connie,LOVE is show ,its awsome all the way around .
I love both shows. I wouldn't miss an episode of either one.
Talk about "being human," they really make us feel the longing in each character.
Absolutely love this show! I agree that the effects match the show well. They're not too over the top but they're not a joke either.
I'm sure many people enjoy the BBC show but honestly I am just not a fan. I think the acting is just sub par. When I watch this show on SyFy I get lost in the story and the characters, but on BBC I feel like it's so over acted that you can't believe in the story at all.
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