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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James Cameron’s epic movies always ended up deserving such hype, and the motion capture technology used to make Avatar looked almost unbelievable.
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Katie Grant, Parents, 16 Dec. 2025
Uma Thurman even returned to reprise her starring role as Beatrix Kiddo, with filmmakers using cutting-edge motion capture technology and Epic Games' Unreal Engine to render animation that mirrored her real-life facial expressions and movements.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Tarantino and Thurman worked with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, and used motion capture technology to transfer her performance into the gaming platform.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
Wētā has done a lot of different motion capture and creature performances since the days of Andy Serkis flailing over the rocks of New Zealand in a blue suit.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025
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Katie Grant, Parents, 16 Dec. 2025
Uma Thurman even returned to reprise her starring role as Beatrix Kiddo, with filmmakers using cutting-edge motion capture technology and Epic Games' Unreal Engine to render animation that mirrored her real-life facial expressions and movements.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Tarantino and Thurman worked with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, and used motion capture technology to transfer her performance into the gaming platform.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Nov. 2025
Wētā has done a lot of different motion capture and creature performances since the days of Andy Serkis flailing over the rocks of New Zealand in a blue suit.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Motion capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20capture. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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