Motion-capture acting

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Human_image_synthesis/zl3AeVB3">Human image synthesis</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Motion_capture/vy5ab34S">Motion capture</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">NY Castings, Joe Gatt, Motion Capture Actors: Body Movement Tells the Story Archived 2014-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed June 21, 2014 <a href="http://www.nycastings.com/dmxreadyv2/blogmanager/v3_blogmanager.asp?post=motioncaptureactors" target="_blank">http://www.nycastings.com/dmxreadyv2/blogmanager/v3_blogmanager.asp?post=motioncaptureactors</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">Hugh Hart, January 24, 2012, Wired magazine, When will a motion capture actor win an Oscar?, Accessed June 21, 2014, "...the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ historic reluctance to honor motion-capture performances ....." <a href="https://www.wired.com/2012/01/andy-serkis-oscars/" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/2012/01/andy-serkis-oscars/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">January 25, 2012, Calgary Herald, No Oscar nod for Andy Serkis: master of motion-capture acting Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..Serkis has carved out a niche for himself as master of motion-capture roles..." <a href="http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2012/01/25/no-oscar-nod-for-andy-serkis-master-of-stop-motion-acting/" target="_blank">http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2012/01/25/no-oscar-nod-for-andy-serkis-master-of-stop-motion-acting/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Andrew Harris Salomon, February 22, 2013, Backstage Magazine, Growth In Performance Capture Helping Gaming Actors Weather Slump, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..motion-capture technology ... indicate that this niche continues to be a growth area for actors...." <a href="http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/" target="_blank">http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Andrew Harris Salomon, February 22, 2013, Backstage Magazine, Growth In Performance Capture Helping Gaming Actors Weather Slump, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..motion-capture technology ... indicate that this niche continues to be a growth area for actors...." <a href="http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/" target="_blank">http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Phillips, Exa Zim, Ian. "What it takes to be a Hollywood creature performer". Insider. Retrieved 2021-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) <a href="https://www.insider.com/what-it-takes-to-be-a-hollywood-creature-performer-2019-7" target="_blank">https://www.insider.com/what-it-takes-to-be-a-hollywood-creature-performer-2019-7</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">Andrew Harris Salomon, February 22, 2013, Backstage Magazine, Growth In Performance Capture Helping Gaming Actors Weather Slump, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..motion-capture technology ... indicate that this niche continues to be a growth area for actors...." <a href="http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/" target="_blank">http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">Andrew Harris Salomon, February 22, 2013, Backstage Magazine, Growth In Performance Capture Helping Gaming Actors Weather Slump, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..motion-capture technology ... indicate that this niche continues to be a growth area for actors...." <a href="http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/" target="_blank">http://www.backstage.com/news/spotlight/growth-performance-capture-helping-gaming-actors-weather-slump/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY, May 26, 2014, 7 summer movies you shouldn't miss, Accessed June 21, 2014, "....Andy Serkis, the king of motion-capture acting..." <a href="http://www.today.com/entertainment/7-summer-movies-you-shouldnt-miss-2D79591396" target="_blank">http://www.today.com/entertainment/7-summer-movies-you-shouldnt-miss-2D79591396</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">Gina McIntyre, June 04, 2014, Los Angeles Times, ‘Star Wars’: Josh Trank set to direct standalone film, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson, performance capture expert Andy Serkis ..." <a href="http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/star-wars-josh-trank-set-to-direct-standalone-film/#/0" target="_blank">http://herocomplex.latimes.com/movies/star-wars-josh-trank-set-to-direct-standalone-film/#/0</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Performance capture injects emotion into virtual worlds: Using actors' movements, expressions to animate digital characters in games, film allows audiences to relate, March 7, 2011, Blaine Kyllo, "...Heavenly Sword (2007), which starred Serkis and Anna Torv (Fringe ), was the first video game in which performance capture was used..." <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/performance-capture-injects-emotion-into-virtual-worlds-1.1104828" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/performance-capture-injects-emotion-into-virtual-worlds-1.1104828</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">Ben Child, 12 August 2011, The Guardian, Andy Serkis: why won't Oscars go ape over motion-capture acting? Star of Rise of the Planet of the Apes says performance capture is misunderstood and its actors deserve more respect, Accessed June 21, 2014 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/12/andy-serkis-motion-capture-acting" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/aug/12/andy-serkis-motion-capture-acting</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">Dave McNary, December 17, 2011, Variety magazine, Motion-capture tests acting boundaries, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..The Screen Actors Guild ... are the characters in these films ... performing as genuine actors or something else?..." <a href="https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/motion-capture-tests-acting-boundaries-1118047652/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/motion-capture-tests-acting-boundaries-1118047652/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:14">Dave McNary, December 17, 2011, Variety magazine, Motion-capture tests acting boundaries, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..The Screen Actors Guild ... are the characters in these films ... performing as genuine actors or something else?..." <a href="https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/motion-capture-tests-acting-boundaries-1118047652/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/motion-capture-tests-acting-boundaries-1118047652/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:15">Dave McNary, December 17, 2011, Variety magazine, Motion-capture tests acting boundaries, Accessed June 21, 2014 <a href="https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/motion-capture-tests-acting-boundaries-1118047652/" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2011/digital/news/motion-capture-tests-acting-boundaries-1118047652/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:16">Kelsea Stahler, December 7, 2012, Hollywood.com, Andy Serkis at ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere: Gollum Motion Capture Acting Is ‘Just Acting’, Accessed June 21, 2014, "..Some film experts have had trouble categorizing the master motion capture actor, The Hobbit star Andy Serkis, ..." <a href="http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/45718147/andy-serkis-at-the-hobbit-premiere-gollum-motion-capture-acting-is-just-acting?page=all" target="_blank">http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/45718147/andy-serkis-at-the-hobbit-premiere-gollum-motion-capture-acting-is-just-acting?page=all</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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