Instead, it's just a commercial projector combined with a webcam that is strong enough to
capture hand motions, though the real magic lies with the image processing software that the system utilizes.
Not exact matches
With Nelson and Young also on
hand, the scene was done with dots all over Peta's face, which would be needed when the footage went through the
motion -
capture phase.
By the time Topsy was killed, he was on
hand with his latest creation, the
motion picture camera, to
capture the behemoth's death.
Microsoft also uses professionally staged
motion -
capture scenes, which provides similar data but without all the manual labor of coding by
hand (since the systems use sensors that mark individual body parts).
While Serkis has carried the torch for
motion capture actors for years now, he has some company in Toby Kebbell who plays the conflicted and vicious Koba, Caesar's right
hand ape.
In fact, the only real story in story mode is in the prerendered movies between chapters, and while they're bordering on well made (the modeling and art style are high quality, but apparently the
motion -
capture budget was used only for the game itself, as the animation is done by
hand and sometimes isn't that good), they are mostly just a series of scenes that show the next boss character preparing to try to destroy the heroes.
There is also some great fight choreography on -
hand throughout the movie, especially during the escape and final showdown, granted much of it looks like a video game, but the character animation is all
motion -
captured, and Liebesman stages these sequence well.
His right -
hand man, Klaue, is brought to life by Andy Serkis who's best known for his
motion capture work in the Planet of the Apes or Lord of the Rings trilogies.
In Dark Souls, the game was made with
hand - animated
motion however, this time around with
motion -
captured technology and live actors, this will allow animation to come out a tad more smooth.
In the capable
hands of director Matt Reeves and
motion -
capture star Andy Serkis as Caesar, I'd gladly watch more new APES films by 20th Century Fox to see just where the narrative will take us and how closely it will skew to the original franchise storyline.
In the
hands of a pioneer
motion -
capture artist like Andy Serkis, there can be a world of difference.
Master Spielberg tries his
hand at
motion -
capture animation, throwing in a little 3D for good measure.
If you were to
hand out an awards for, say, the best
motion capture performance or most inspired use of food products, things might get a little more interesting.
On the other
hand, your honor, we did see franchise items that knew what they were doing, and did what they did with confidence and a little class: «Captain America: Civil War,» for example, or director Jon Favreau's live - action /
motion -
capture hybrid «The Jungle Book,» a movie people loved largely because they didn't hate it.
To celebrate the film's release THN attended a press conference with the cast and crew at the Corinthia Hotel in London to talk
motion capture, feminism and Bryan Cranston's jazz
hands.
This has included painstaking work from our combat designer to iterate over and over on the feel of Senua's moves in battle, the blending of
motion -
captured stunts with
hand - animation to bring through both character and realism in Senua's movement, and the building of an environment in which to demo Senua's new skills.
Having access to Eurocom's own
motion capture studio was fantastic and enabled me to experiment with the latest technology, to direct many talented MoCap actors and to develop a a system for creating a gritty, contemporary,
hand held feel to the camera work.
Unity on the other
hand gives us a deeper look at the major characters in the game including the people who bring them to life through voice and
motion capture.
Earlier today we published a full
hands - on preview for Shadow of the Tomb Raider and detailed the game's special editions and Season Pass, and now we have some additional info courtesy of a Tribeca Film Festival panel featuring the game's director Daniel Chayer - Bisson, lead writer Jill Murray, brand director Rich Briggs, and current Lara Croft
motion capture model Camilla Luddington.
Voice actor and
motion capture performer Nolan North will be
handed a Special Award by BAFTA in recognition of his outstanding contribution to performance in games.
This was one of the biggest surprises of 2015, a game that cleverly blended the history and tropes of the slasher flick (under the steady, brilliant
hand of writer / director / actor Larry Fessenden) with the capabilities of the PS4 and the modern art of
motion capture.
The game seems to have everything going for it too; incredible visuals, lifelike
motion capture, quality writing, quality voice actors, excellent object interaction, detailed
hand presence thanks to dynamic
hand poses... we could go on.
While I know other devices are technically capable of slow -
motion capture, the One X is the first I have had
hands - on time with that actually implements it.