motion capture

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Definition of motion capture

: 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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The system and those that came after it — Xbox, Wii, Playstation — would advance to the point of full-body motion capture technology, spin-off television shows, alternate reality, and paying jobs for the best gamers amongst us. — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, "Alabama video gamers say stop blaming their careers for murder," 7 Sep. 2019 The self-conscious cheesiness of these videos mitigates the jarring sight of seeing a motion captured version of Courtney Hope, the charismatic actress who plays Jesse, next to the flesh and blood images of another actor. — Christopher Byrd, Washington Post, "‘Control’: A space-warping science fiction game with much to like but not a lot to love," 29 Aug. 2019 Two layers of reality, meatspace motions capturing digital dailies. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Disney's New Lion King Is the VR-Fueled Future of Cinema," 20 June 2019 Ruffalo wrote alongside the video, which features him in a motion capture suit and shows both the actor and Hemsworth with their phones out. — Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Avengers: Endgame Stars Joke Around About Breaking ‘No Camera’ Policy in Behind-the-Scenes Video," 7 June 2019 Essentially, Kelp was being recorded in the same way Hollywood uses motion capture to record actors playing CGI creations. — James Vincent, The Verge, "Researchers teach AI to think like a dog and find out what they know about the world," 14 Apr. 2018 When to ignore motion capture Weta is known for its motion-capture characters, like Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films and Caesar from Planet of the Apes. — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, "How Weta Digital created the steampunk world of Mortal Engines," 21 Dec. 2018 Alita: Battle Angel is James Cameron’s next big film to use motion capture (the main character, Alita, is a cyborg heroine). — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Dua Lipa Goes Cyberpunk in Her New Music Video," 24 Jan. 2019 For a character like Kaa the snake [voiced by Scarlett Johansson], motion capture isn't that helpful. — Popular Mechanics, "The Wonderful Visual Effects of 'The Jungle Book' and the Future of Movie Magic," 21 Apr. 2016

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