Yeah!!!

Same re Derek too. Curious how they handle werewolf damage to werewolves. Scott wasn't left with gaping chest wounds after the alpha slashed him in the bus, or when Derek did the same in the house, but those wounds weren't fatal. I still think he'll be fine, but it makes me wonder how the alpha killed the sister with 'bite marks' when the body (bits) looked relatively unscathed.

Kate also admitted that Lauren was dead when they did that to her, so the 'torn in half' wounds weren't what killed her. Alpha did it, and I guess we'll see on Monday how werewolves fair with lethal claw damage. (maybe bites are the only things that kill? that has some sense to it I guess)

SPOILER:
Watching episode 7 at the moment. They've certainly done the scares right in this one. Freaky shot for Jackson down the hall with the alpha standing up just in view.

HOLY CRAP. Very awesome shot of alphas face through window!!

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Yeah, that's nice huh? Certainly nice for a change. My one disappointment with tonight's show - they're starting to introduce the love triangle/secrets and lies! angst crap. Aside from that - brilliant Scott being forced to change and going 'darkside'? Brilliant!

Ya know, I probably wouldn't like Scott's wolfy form half as much if he didn't have glowing yellow eyes. They are so wonderfully done. Fun to see them flash red for a moment.

Freakish alpha action? BRILLIANT! Sure, he was a bit sloppy running, but worked where it counted. And that window shot.. again, awesome.

I'm still confused about what's going on with Jackson... He was affected by the alpha howl, but didn't transform (good). Wonder what's up wit dat?

Also, no-one wondered where Derek went... obviously he's not lying next to the school any more...

Aaaand, that vet is still fishy!! Think it's the chem teacher though

Kudos to the teen wolf crew!

RadRed21 wrote:

scott placing the blame on him was kind of dumb though. I didn't understand why that had to be scott's explanation to everyone. he could've easily played dumb instead. oh well

Yeah, same here. Makes no sense.

good shots! I really liked this episode! Can't wait til' next monday!!!

Great shots there.  I'm impressed w/the look as well.  Is there something about CGI that makes it harder to do fur?  I also think its cool that they are doing a good range of bipedal and quadruped movement.

Yeah same here - I loved that creepy moment when the alpha stood upright down the end of the hall just in view, then dropped down to all fours and slinked away. Also the long shot down the hall with Allison. Good stuff!

As for CGI and fur. I think alot of folks want to do their own 'unique' take on werewolves. I think some folks reckon that since a human is relatively hairless, why not carry that over to some degree to the werewolf side. A blend of a hairy wolf and hairless human. Personally it just ticks me off, as all I can think is the poor beastie has mange.

I haven't minded too much with this alpha though - particularly with that shot of him holding Derek up.

Anyhoo, regarding fur - in basic application (as I understand it) each strand of fur is rendered as an individual object. This consumes more system resources on render, meaning a longer rendering time, which costs more money. That might be a factor, though I also understand that there are many ways to tackle modeling/shading fur to save on rendering time.

The Twilight werewolves had very well animated fur. Crap movies... but I liked those big wolves   The Doctor Who Tooth & Claw werewolf was completely CGI, and looked very good. Van Helsing was a bit earlier, but still pulled it off.

Trying to think of my favorite CGI furred werewolf...  oooh, bipedal definitely the tooth & claw dude.
Quadraped - the wolf from Red Riding Hood, now THAT was awesomely animated, and the fur was great.

Oh, and then there's this guy   He's pretty old though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VNzA9za5E0

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Nice screencaps!
I wish we saw more of the practical effects and less cgi. The model isn't bad, but the animation is very stiff and awkward-looking, especially the way the arms are spread - try crawling in that pose, it's nearly impossible to move - and it doesn't mesh well with the background plate.

Viergacht wrote:

Nice screencaps!
I wish we saw more of the practical effects and less cgi. The model isn't bad, but the animation is very stiff and awkward-looking, especially the way the arms are spread - try crawling in that pose, it's nearly impossible to move - and it doesn't mesh well with the background plate.

Yeah, definitely room for improvement. But I really don't mind the CGI when it lets you do things with the character you wouldn't be able to do with a practical effect. Yeah, the alphas animation is AWKWARD, and I wish he'd stop acting like a chimp climbing over everything, but he's had a couple of really good moments

They actually melded him pretty well with the two 'down the hallway' scenes. He still moved funny, but looked like he belonged there. Climbing up the building in the Derek-gets-shot eppy, not so much.

Ha! Nice nod to the movie!!