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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The actor/director joined the franchise for 2015's The Force Awakens in the motion capture role of Supreme Leader Snoke.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023
In 2013, the actress did motion capture and voice work in the PlayStation classic The Last of Us , which spawned the hit HBO series of the same name.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
In September, video game voice actors and motion capture performers voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract failed.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The project uses motion capture and real-time rendering, creating 3D images meant to discomfort rather than wow, Variety wrote in June.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
Stephen Lang's Col. Quaritch is brought back as a Recombinant (a human-Na'vi hybrid), while Sigourney Weaver plays a Na'vi teenager via motion capture (after portraying a human scientist the first time around).
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023
Bursting with a high-energy sense of adventure, Tintin is indeed a fun starter pack to the thrilling escapades of Indiana Jones, with dazzling CG animation that uses elements of motion capture.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2023
Being’s story came together with the help of motion capture.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Over the last year or so, many game developers have started to embrace a variety of AI tools in the creation of everything from background art and NPC dialogue to motion capture and voice generation.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2023
In 2013, the actress did motion capture and voice work in the PlayStation classic The Last of Us , which spawned the hit HBO series of the same name.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
In September, video game voice actors and motion capture performers voted to authorize a strike if negotiations on a new labor contract failed.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The project uses motion capture and real-time rendering, creating 3D images meant to discomfort rather than wow, Variety wrote in June.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
Stephen Lang's Col. Quaritch is brought back as a Recombinant (a human-Na'vi hybrid), while Sigourney Weaver plays a Na'vi teenager via motion capture (after portraying a human scientist the first time around).
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023
Bursting with a high-energy sense of adventure, Tintin is indeed a fun starter pack to the thrilling escapades of Indiana Jones, with dazzling CG animation that uses elements of motion capture.
—Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2023
Being’s story came together with the help of motion capture.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
Over the last year or so, many game developers have started to embrace a variety of AI tools in the creation of everything from background art and NPC dialogue to motion capture and voice generation.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Motion capture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motion%20capture. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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