WETA is amazing! 

Go behind-the-scenes with Andy Serkis, Matt Reeves, and the crew as they discuss the performance capture and the visual effects used in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVTJT0T4RF4

Check out this awesome side-by-side comparison video between motion-capture and the finish product.

Synopsis:

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species.

Directed by Matt Reeves. Stars Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Enrique Murciano, Toby Kebbell, and Judy Greer .

‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ hits theaters on July 11th, 2014.