All articles tagged with #performance capture
Oona Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, stars as the fiery villain Varang in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' a role that marks a significant milestone in her career, blending her physical acting skills with her family heritage and exploring themes of sexuality and power within the film's epic narrative.
Baldur's Gate 3's impressive digital acting and performance capture technology showcase the game's size and scope, allowing for player-driven dialogues and character variations. This achievement highlights the success of a game developed outside the AAA studio system. The article also reflects on the limitations of LA Noire's facial mocap technology, which was deemed an "impressive dead end" by director David Cage in 2011, and how the industry has since evolved with improved motion capture techniques.
Neil Newbon, the voice actor and performance capture artist for Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, discusses his involvement in the game and the development of his character over the years. Astarion, an Elf Vampire Rogue, has become one of the main faces of the game and has garnered attention for his morally complex persona and viral romance scene with a Druid wildshaped into a bear. Newbon shares insights into his audition process, the evolution of Astarion's performance, and the portrayal of romance in the game. He also discusses the positive reception and viral nature of the bear sex scene, expressing his enjoyment and lack of embarrassment about it.
Epic Games showcased new animation technology during its State of Unreal presentation, demonstrating how developer Ninja Theory is using Unreal Engine 5 to bring Senua to life for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. The technology can take footage of a performance using an iPhone camera and turn it into usable facial animation, and can also apply highly detailed facial animations in real-time to Epic’s MetaHuman models. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is coming to Windows PC and Xbox Series X, but does not have a release date yet.