Fox Professional at VES Panel: We Thought James Franco's Character Should Die in 'Apes'

Tight postproduction agendas were within the hot chair, Saturday in the Visual Effects Society Production Summit in Beverly Hillsides.our editor recommendsVisual Effects Community Releases Bill of Rights'Justin Bieber: Never Say Never' Producer Stresses Need for Social Networking Throughout a panel discussion, Fox's leader of postproduction Ted Gagliano referred to postproduction on Rise from the Planet from the Apes and X-Males: Top Class-good examples of the items has turned into a frequent industry practice of finishing a film with an very tight deadline. PHOTOS: 'Rise from the Planet from the Apes' Start Looking: The Numerous Faces of Andy Serkis Talking about Apes, Gagliano related the filmmakers initially thought James Franco's character should die, then transformed that decision. He stated Franco travelled from New York to California over This summer fourth weekend to shoot an alternate goodbye using the ape Caesar (Andy Serkis). "We shot for 3 hrs and (Franco) was back on the flight,Inch Gagliano remembered, adding this change brought to some challenging final days of the items was initially a 41 week publish schedule that involved extensive visual effects work. The film opened up August 5. In another example, he related that X-Males: Top Class is at production until December 2010 but additional photography ongoing into April, producing a breakneck three-week publish schedule to provide a few of the reels and four week agenda for the rest of the reels from the movie. The film opened up June 3. Gagliano and Sean Wimmer, leader of physical production and Warner Bros., cautioned that developments in technology will help accelerate production and publish, but meeting due dates for unmovable release dates needs to begin with discipline. PHOTOS: 'Rise from the Planet from the Apes': Hollywood Premiere at Graumann's "It comes down to planning and discipline, whether that's a $200 million project, $a million project or $50,000 movie," Wimmer advised. "You need to stay with an agenda that begins in development completely through postproduction and distribution. Getting a script that's locked the ones are pleased with will simply assist the budget." Shifting towards the subject of digital distribution, Gagliano asserted that streaming is "about chance. ... however it begins with the standard from the movies that you're making. Another factor we actually want to institutionalize at Fox of these after marketplaces, is the significance of alternative moments and supplemental material. For instance, we thought James Franco's character should die (in Apes), so we will sell (the choice clip) in the future." Related Subjects Andy Serkis James Franco Warner Bros. X-Males: Top Class Production Rise from the Planet from the Apes