John Carter Video Blog: First Reaction To Footage, First Look At A "Thark"

John Carter Video Blog: First Reaction To Footage, First Look At A "Thark"

Collider have posted a very interesting video blog detailing various aspects of director Andrew Stanton's upcoming sci-fi flick John Carter. They also provide our first glimpse of concept models for an alien Thark..

By MarkCassidy - Jul 11, 2011 08:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Collider

The guys aren't allowed to go into too much detail on exact scenes, but do cover plenty of other cool stuff such as their reactions to the first teaser trailer, the special effects, the title change and much more. Here is Collider's breakdown..

JOHN CARTER Video Blog from ColliderVideos on Vimeo.




00:00 Introduction
00:25 What is John Carter?
01:20 Andrew Stanton and Pixar’s “involvement”
02:00 First part of a potential franchise
02:30 Talking about the footage
04:30 The White Ape sequence
05:25 Shooting in the deserts of Utah rather than green screen stages
06:00 Performance Capture for the Martians will actually just be reference for “Animation”
06:45 Drawings of John Carter from the filmmakers/screenwriters childhoods
07:55 Not being 100% faithful to the books
08:30 Giving depth to the simple archetype characters
09:20 The uber realism environment vs. big fantastical
10:00 Almost steampunk-like props and environments
10:30 Casting attractive non-star male and female leads
11:10 Reaction to the teaser trailer
11:35 Sci-fi that doesn’t look like its sci-fi, and changing the title from “John Carter of Mars” to “John Carter”
12:30 What the teaser should have been, and how they should promote the film
14:00 They need to sell the book’s legacy, or the movie might feel derivative
14:45 Will be released in 3D, a completely different post-3D process
15:50 Animation and CG usually looks fantastic in 3D
16:40 Quint expresses doubts about the film in his bottom line reaction
17:20 Peter has mixed feelings, was amazed by the White Ape sequence, but didn’t see enough
18:15 Frosty was more excited seeing the Concept art than he was the footage, agreed that we didn’t see enough
18:55 Trailer song: Peter Gabriel covering Arcade Fire
19:20 Andrew Stanton is an absolute movie nerd
20:00 Stanton really cares about the property, this is his passion project





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Rodimus9
Rodimus9 - 7/11/2011, 8:47 AM
Cool beans!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/11/2011, 8:51 AM
Here is another look at a Thark

Hellsing
Hellsing - 7/11/2011, 8:56 AM
looks cool, looking forward to it
Hellsing
Hellsing - 7/11/2011, 8:58 AM
its about time the grandaddy of sci fi/fantasy hit the big screen
larusso
larusso - 7/11/2011, 8:58 AM
I bet those guys are knee deep in pussy 24/7
RedeyeJedi
RedeyeJedi - 7/11/2011, 8:59 AM
Sweet, I love the books, hope they get it right.
ThaMessenger07
ThaMessenger07 - 7/11/2011, 9:25 AM
lmao @ larusso

Yeah can't wait to see this film.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 7/11/2011, 9:40 AM












StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 7/11/2011, 9:46 AM
I'm so stoked. This is going to be one of the best Sci-fi movie next year. It's going to be awesome and full of fun. I can't wait for the first trailer, this is going to be bigger than AVATAR. I don't mind the title change....BRING IT ON!!!!
plasticman
plasticman - 7/11/2011, 9:50 AM
You're right larusso, these guys have to be male escort prodigies.

Gusto, Chewbacca is hiding on the dude in center stage's shirt as Hobbes!

Ror, this isn't you and your friends talking is it?

Great clip though, this has sparked my interest even more for this movie. Looking forward to it.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/11/2011, 10:25 AM
@Plasticman, Yes, I'm holding the camera.
superpooper
superpooper - 7/11/2011, 11:13 AM
Wow. Uber nerds.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/11/2011, 11:41 AM
Can't wait for the trailer! :D I hope the teaser actually has footage of Lynn and Taylor
plasticman
plasticman - 7/11/2011, 11:59 AM
@ RorMachine- I'm jealous, I never get to go to the airport. Something about being a fly risk or something like that.
Backlash2319
Backlash2319 - 7/11/2011, 12:04 PM
@larusso, LMFAO!!!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/11/2011, 1:01 PM
This is going to be one epic movie!:)... i hope
ComicsCommando
ComicsCommando - 7/11/2011, 4:04 PM
Cool, I really want to see what Stanton has to offer.
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