Benedict Cumberbatch doing the voice and motion capture for Smaug in The Hobbit trilogy. 🐉 #hobbit #Hobbitbehindthescenes #middleearth #BenedictCumberbatch #Smaug #motioncapture #filming #movie #behindthescenes #moviemaking #peterjackson #tolkien #lotr | Your Middle-Earth Home
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Benedict Cumberbatch doing the voice and motion capture for Smaug in The Hobbit trilogy. 🐉 #hobbit #Hobbitbehindthescenes #middleearth #BenedictCumberbatch #Smaug #motioncapture #filming #movie #behindthescenes #moviemaking #peterjackson #tolkien #lotr | Your Middle-Earth Home
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Benedict Cumberbatch looks back on crafting Smaug’s iconic voice alongside Peter Jackson. #Colbert #BenedictCumberbatch #TheHobbit #LOTR | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Benedict Cumberbatch looks back on crafting Smaug’s iconic voice alongside Peter Jackson. #Colbert #BenedictCumberbatch #TheHobbit #LOTR | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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In addition to providing the voice of Smaug, Benedict Cumberbatch also provided motion capture performance to portray the dragon. However, as Smaug’s body is impossible to fully capture, only Cumberbatch’s face, upper body, and arms were captured, and the rest of the body was completed in keyframe animation. Via @thefilmzonebr • • • • For more, visit: https://www.filmmakerlife.com/ • • • #FilmmakerLife #WorldClassFilmAwards #WCFA #onset #filmmakerslife #theworldclassfilmawards #filmmakerlifemaga
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In addition to providing the voice of Smaug, Benedict Cumberbatch also provided motion capture performance to portray the dragon. However, as Smaug’s body is impossible to fully capture, only Cumberbatch’s face, upper body, and arms were captured, and the rest of the body was completed in keyframe animation. Via @thefilmzonebr • • • • For more, visit: https://www.filmmakerlife.com/ • • • #FilmmakerLife #WorldClassFilmAwards #WCFA #onset #filmmakerslife #theworldclassfilmawards #filmmakerlifemaga
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If you've never seen the behind the scenes footage of Benedict Cumberbatch playing Smaug, YOU NEED TO SEE THIS. Incredible. | BBC Radio 1
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If you've never seen the behind the scenes footage of Benedict Cumberbatch playing Smaug, YOU NEED TO SEE THIS. Incredible. | BBC Radio 1
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Smaug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is nothing short of transformative, combining physicality, vocal prowess, and emotional depth to create one of the most memorable dragons in cinematic history. His rich, gravelly voice infuses Smaug with a chilling blend of intelligence and malice, delivering lines with an almost hypnotic cadence that perfectly captures the dragon’s arrogance and disdain for mortals. Through motion capture, Cumberbatch’s performance
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Smaug in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is nothing short of transformative, combining physicality, vocal prowess, and emotional depth to create one of the most memorable dragons in cinematic history. His rich, gravelly voice infuses Smaug with a chilling blend of intelligence and malice, delivering lines with an almost hypnotic cadence that perfectly captures the dragon’s arrogance and disdain for mortals. Through motion capture, Cumberbatch’s performance
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For The Hobbit films, Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance as the dragon Smaug was a blend of theatrical presence, vocal mastery, and technical experimentation. Rather than simply recording lines in a booth, Cumberbatch physically embodied the dragon during the performance capture sessions — crawling on all fours, stretching his body, and using broad, predatory movements to inform the rhythm and weight of Smaug’s delivery. Vocally, he employed an extraordinary range, lowering his register into a d
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For The Hobbit films, Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance as the dragon Smaug was a blend of theatrical presence, vocal mastery, and technical experimentation. Rather than simply recording lines in a booth, Cumberbatch physically embodied the dragon during the performance capture sessions — crawling on all fours, stretching his body, and using broad, predatory movements to inform the rhythm and weight of Smaug’s delivery. Vocally, he employed an extraordinary range, lowering his register into a d
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Benedict Cumberbatch’s audition for “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (2013). Benedict and Martin Freeman sent their audition tapes at the same time for this film, while filming the first season of “Sherlock”! Apparently, Cumberbatch did not hear from the production of “The Hobbit” for nearly a year, before they confirmed he got the part. He plays the majestic and menacing dragon Smaug, and not only does he lend his voice but also provides motion-capture performance for the creature! Absolut
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thelostsmiles | Benedict Cumberbatch updates on Instagram: "Benedict Cumberbatch proving he can do the voice of Smaug ✨ just like that ✨ the voice actor that he is! Sure, the movie went through some post audio editing but I'd say it's scary good how similar it is to the finish product. All on his own 🤯🥵 Talent, baby #benedictcumberbatch #thehobbit #desolationofsmaug #voiceactor"
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Cinema nighT 🎬 on Instagram: "In addition to providing the voice of Smaug, Benedict Cumberbatch also performed motion capture to portray the dragon. However, since Smaug's body is impossible to fully capture, only Cumberbatch's face, upper body, and arms were captured, and the rest of the body was completed with keyframe animation."
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