Every scene was shot three times - once with Serkis wearing a skin-tight white suit in the company of the actors playing Frodo and Sam, once with Serkis speaking off camera while the other two speak into the vacuum where the animated Gollum will later be inserted, and finally by Serkis alone in the studio using a suit which maps his movements onto those of a CGI Gollum, a process known as "motion capture". Serkis's performance as Gollum is by far the most technically complex role in the trilogy. And just as quickly, the wretched creature in front of them is a nice man in jeans and a leather jacket, thanking them and walking off to be interviewed. What's it got in itsss pocketssses?" The children draw back, whispering and muttering like the people of Hobbiton on seeing Gandalf's fireworks. "When he's Smeagol.", the eyes widen and the lower lip drops fearfully, "it's one thing, but when it's Gollum.", the eyes narrow, and the jaw sets, lips pulled back over the bottom teeth, "it's a little like this.", and suddenly the voice is rasping, otherworldly, and Serkis' whole frame retches and heaves. "Well," he says gently, "it's a little.", and his face contorts, elongating, as his back arches and his head drops towards the children. Yes, what does he sound like? Serkis starts to explain, invoking the creature's two personalities - Smeagol, "the victim", and Gollum, "the survivor." "What does Gollum sound like?" someone asks, and the children stir. Instead, they've got a genial, well presented man, talking to them about acting technique. The children are rapt, but unsatisfied: they were told they would see Gollum.
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