![]() ![]() ![]() Smaug is a big ol’ dragon, sitting on an even bigger stack of gold. Smaug from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) - Portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch I tried to kind of make it that he was a little drunk and stoned all the time.”ĥ. When interviewed about his performance capture for Paul, Rogen said: “Honestly, in the motion-capture stuff, I kinda thought it would be funny if just moved as much like me as possible. As two UFO hunters, the movie follows Pegg and Frost as they fulfill their dreams of meeting an extra-terrestrial, only for Paul to defy expectations by being as mundane as possible. This science fiction comedy from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost stars Seth Rogen as a little grey dude from outer space. Paul from Paul (2011) - Portrayed by Seth Rogen Nyong'o’s fantastic motion capture performance in The Force Awakens paved the way for another great CGI role, as she co-starred in Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book (2016) voicing Raksha, the mother wolf who adopts Mowgli.Ħ. This is confirmed during the hologram sequence in The Last Jedi when she’s dishing out some blaster-fuelled frontier justice amid an apparent “union dispute” at her tavern. She’s wise, stocky and above all else, a bit of a badass. Maz Kanata from Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - Portrayed by Lupita Nyong'oĪncient pirate, smuggler and interstellar publican: Maz Kantana is brought to life by Nyong'o in Episode VII. It was traditional keyframe animation that matched his performance.” This makes Chappie’s dynamic motion even more impressive, well done chaps.ħ. He ends up as a pimped-out gangster robot, showing a bit of originality in character design that I was a massive fan of.Ĭhappie’s creation required a bit more animation elbow grease than some of the other characters on this list because Copley’s performance was used “strictly as a motion reference, with all animation done by hand,” according to Chris Harvey, the movie’s vfx supervisor. The titular Chappie is a police robot who undergoes reprogramming, allowing him to re-evaluate his position as a violent tool of the state. Usually describing a character as ‘robotic’ is a bit of a jab at the actor’s performance - not here. ![]() Chappie from Chappie (2015) - Portrayed by Sharlto Copley He manages to pull off an impressive, regal performance, one that reportedly gave him a new appreciation for motion capture actors, saying: “I think unless you’re a performer you don’t know what a performer contributes to motion capture.”Ĩ. Not only did Dafoe have to strap into the tight, uncomfortable mocap suit for John Carter, he had to learn some of his lines in an alien language and do it all whilst on 2-foot high stilts. Despite this, Tars Tarkas, the 9-foot tall martian warlord is a fantastic example of motion capture acting from Willem Dafoe. John Carter, a Disney movie based on the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, was a bit of a flop commercially. I’ll forgive you for not knowing this one. Tars Tarkas from John Carter (2012) - Portrayed by Willem Dafoe Source: Thanks to the outstanding motion capture performance, I saw his fear and his weakness in a more recognisable way.ĩ. We love Kong’s raw, primal rage, interspersed with the more sensitive, human moments around Ann.įor me, it was really the first time I was able to relate to the big fella. King Kong from King Kong (2005) - Portrayed by Andy SerkisĪs you might expect from a list on mocap characters, Serkis is going to pop up a few times. ![]() But do you know who was in the mocap suit behind your favourite CGI characters? Let’s run through the best motion capture characters to find out.ġ0. It’s a discipline set to go from strength to strength thanks to the relationship between motion capture actors and animators. Andy Serkis, arguably the face of mocap, has even co-founded The Imaginarium, a production company and digital performance-capture studio dedicated to the invention of believable, emotionally engaging digital characters using performance capture technology. Motion capture is already a vital tool in the repertoire of many filmmakers looking to represent creatures, robots, monsters and aliens. ![]()
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