King Kong: 1976 

About King Kong the 1976 Movie 

• King Kong released in 1976 is an American monster adventure film produced by Dino De Laurentiis and directed by John Guillermin. The 1976 King Kong remake of the 1933 film of the legendary monster movie of the same name about a giant ape that is capture and taken to New York City for exhibition.

Synopsis

• This 1976 remake is like the original features a giant ape known as Kong who lives on an island. So, this is how it goes, a research ship is sent to explore an island, thought to be known to be rich in oil. Paleontologist Jack Prescott played by Jeff Bridges curious- self sneaks aboard, having heard strange rumors about the island. Other hand a route, a crew of rescues gets to Dawn played by Jessica Lange, the single survivor of a shipwreck. When they arrive to the so-called strange island, the rescues find native people living out of fear of a minster called “Kong”. The native people capture Dawn and sacrifices her to the monster, that turns out to be enormous ape. Dawn gets rescued, and the giant ape is captured for gala exhibit.

Animation 

Have you ever noticed how much films have advance and evolved during our lifetime?  Over the pass few decades, film technology has undergone huge advancements. Just compare the original “King Kong,” made in 1933, to the recent remake made in 1976.

1933 Stop Motion Animation 

 

1976 Stop Motion Animation 

Did you catch a look at the video clips? Just 40 to 45 years apart the CGI King Kong looks in comparison to the stop-motion in the original film. 

Continuing Animation

The 1976 King Kong film feature highly impressive visual effects for its time. What was successful about this film was fully realized robotic versions of Kong, elaborate miniatures, and even human performers in a gorilla suit. In fact, with great animation it won a “Best Visual Effects” Academy award.  Also won a Golden Globe Award for best acting debuted in a motion picture- Female Jessica Lange.

Rotoscoping 

What’s Rotoscoping? 

• Is animation technique that animators use to trace over motion picture footage, frame by frame, to produce realistic action. 

The realistic’s of Rotoscoping In “King Kong” 1976 

– What made Kong so realistic in 1976 film was the rotoscoping and its graphics. The way they created Kong and making him movie tracking the live action material frame by frame. By doing this technique made Kong realistic movements by tracking the actor in the scene. You can imagine it as today’s motion capture, so to speak. For being 1976 the suit of gorilla seems really realistic during those times.

What I Think About It 

I regard this film as one of the all-time best Monster Movies. I mean King Kong represents a significant visual upgrade over the original. This film brought great success to technology and many of the people involved in this film brought great success to their fields. King Kong 1976 was really realistic to me because making it in a more believable modern and realistic setting and in turn make it feel like something that could really take place in our world; all the while, not forgetting the true star of the film.