Motion capture technology has come a long way in the past few decades. Just take a look at Gollum actor Andy Serkiss incredibly expressive performance as a computer-generated simian in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Scientists at Carnegie Melon University in Pittsburgh have done it with a system reminiscent of the 360-degree cameras […]
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By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Its not easy playing an ape, even a highly intelligent one, but if Andy Serkis succeeds in captivating moviegoers, he will be thanking the obscure world of motion capture, a digital technology that accurately translates performance into animation. For Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, opening in […]
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