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Old 04-09-2006, 06:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
Martian
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These days, even Hollywood doesn't use costumes. If a trained gorilla can't do it, a computer generated one can.

You're going to have a tough time pulling this off. Your bone structure, posture and musculature are all very different from that of a gorilla; you're a different size and shape and all the proportions are different. Most people may not understand the technicalities of it, but most people can also tell a gorilla from a man in a gorilla suit, no matter how well made. They may not know why, but they do know the costume looks wrong somehow.

Val_1's link is probably as good as you'll get, but note that it still doesn't quite look quite right; the legs are too long and the arms are too short. Still, you might be able to pull it off if you keep a good distance from your victims.

If you really want to invest some time into getting this right, you'd do well to watch some videos of gorillas in action; the idea would be to get a good handle on how a gorilla moves and then try to mimic it. Remember that gorillas rarely walk on two legs; their posture and body shape don't lend themselves to it very well. A running gorilla moves more like a galloping horse than a running man.

Good luck.
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