"verisimilitude with CG is MUCH easier in action scenes than in human character close-ups and conversational interaction." Gollum coversing with himself didn't do it for you? admittedly not human but an entirely believeable character also..stylized & realism dont exactly go hand in hand, the best 'realism' I've seen is in films where your not meant to notice it's cg.& it's usually after I've seen the film before finding out whats cg do your best to make your character believable(not realistic) in animation(an art in itself)..then try making it look pretty with all the textures & fancy lighting.having the most realistic skin you've seen is useless if the character animation isn't up to par. the best part of your video is the subtle movements in the hair,(not so much the extreme movements) it's hard but not impossible to be a one man band making cg films..didn't 'sky captain' start in somebodys bedroom? Cheers

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