motion capture
noun
: a technology for digitally recording specific movements of a person (such as an actor) and translating them into computer-animated images
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That someone was the contestant, using motion capture to follow their exact moves.
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
To capture his presence on screen, Wembanyama has taken part in creative sessions with the production team, including a dedicated motion capture shoot to reproduce his signature moves and posture.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
As for filming, Peckham welcomed the atypical acting realities of the motion capture performance.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Proponents often trot out comparisons to past transitions, talking of Vaudevillian actors transitioning to the new-fangled silent cinema, silent film actors making the difficult move into talkies, all the way up to animation voiceover and motion capture.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
To capture his presence on screen, Wembanyama has taken part in creative sessions with the production team, including a dedicated motion capture shoot to reproduce his signature moves and posture.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
As for filming, Peckham welcomed the atypical acting realities of the motion capture performance.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Proponents often trot out comparisons to past transitions, talking of Vaudevillian actors transitioning to the new-fangled silent cinema, silent film actors making the difficult move into talkies, all the way up to animation voiceover and motion capture.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motion capture
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“Motion capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20capture. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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