History Main / MotionCapture

** The one from 2006, [[https://ia601009.us.archive.org/14/items/bigdog2stupid_gmail/web%20friendly%20reel.mp4 in particular]], has a female character with unnatural Jigglepsychics with her BoobsofSteel; which explains why the animator tried so far to use her expressions (which isn't really a [[UncannyValley good idea]]. But the next half which shows the models have the same girl except different [[BoobsandButtPose boob and butt size]]; albeit the latter much larger than her breast themselves; plus the posture and color schemes. Even the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20120315222227if_/http://www.gradshow.com/gallery/2006/digital/ChristouVangelis.jpg profile picture is different from the demo reel itself]] in which her boobs much bigger; probably resembling more of [[PrinceofPersia The Prince]] and [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]].

* WesternAnimation/FoodFight was among the first, production wise, animation films to use the tech. However, it wasn't exactly the best. It was noted in by the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic that it seemed as if the characters' expressed themselves mostly through awkwardly waving their arms, and it's more akin to watching [[Franchise/StarWars C-3PO]] suffer a seizure. Spending ten years in DevelopmentHell meant that it looked kind of dated compared to later films that used motion capture successfully.

** The one from 2006, [[https://ia601009.us.archive.org/14/items/bigdog2stupid_gmail/web%20friendly%20reel.mp4 in particular]], has a female character with unnatural Jigglepsychics with her BoobsofSteel; which explains why the animator tried so far to use her expressions (which isn't really a [[UncannyValley good idea]]. But the next half which shows the models have the same girl except different [[BoobsandButtPose boob and butt size]]; albeit the latter much larger than her breast themselves; plus the posture and color schemes. Even the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20120315222227if_/http://www.gradshow.com/gallery/2006/digital/ChristouVangelis.jpg profile picture is different from the demo reel itself]] in which her boobs much bigger; probably resembling more of [[PrinceofPersia The Prince]] and [[TombRaider Lara Croft]].

* Creator/RobertZemeckis is fond of this: he used it to create ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf 2007}}'', ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'', and ''WesternAnimation/MarsNeedsMoms''. For some viewers, the results dwell deep in the UncannyValley.

* The martians in ''Film/JohnCarter''. Interestingly enough, the film was directed by Andrew Stanton (whose old company, Creator/{{Pixar}}, wasn't very big on the process).

* Used InUniverse in ''Film/GrudgeMatch'', where Razor and Kid both get motion captured for a boxing videogame.

* Experimented with in the ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid VR Missions'' add-on (2000), brought into all later games in the series, with HideoKojima directing the actors as if it were a movie.

* The guitar playing in ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' is animated this way.

** The one from 2006, [[https://ia601009.us.archive.org/14/items/bigdog2stupid_gmail/web%20friendly%20reel.mp4 in particular]], has a female character with unnatural Jigglepsychics with her BoobsofSteel; which explains why the animator tried so far to use her expressions (which isn't really a [[UncannyValley good idea]]. But the next half which shows the models have the same girl except different [[BoobsandButtPose boob and butt size]]; albeit the latter much larger than her breast themselves; plus the posture and color schemes. Even the [[http://web.archive.org/web/20120315222227if_/http://www.gradshow.com/gallery/2006/digital/ChristouVangelis.jpg profile picture is different from the demo reel itself]] in which her boobs much bigger; probably resembling more of [[PrinceofPersia]] and [[TombRaider Lara Croft]].

* The martians in ''Film/JohnCarter''. Interestingly enough, the film was directed by Andrew Stanton (whose old company, {{Pixar}}, wasn't very big on the process).

It has a few advantages over traditionally animating something: namely, it is less time-consuming and makes giving them lifelike movement much easier. (Though this can be a [[UncannyValley bad thing]].)

* Creator/RobertZemeckis is fond of this: he used it to create ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Beowulf 2007}}'', ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'', and ''Film/MarsNeedsMoms''. For some viewers, the results dwell deep in the UncannyValley.

* Capcom's ''VideoGame/ClockTower Clock Tower 3'' uses motion capture in its cut scenes.
* ''{{Primal}}'' (2003) When it works, it works really well. A couple of times it seems to be wildly overdone, perhaps to draw attention to the fact that it's motion capture.

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' (2003) had Creator/ReubenLangdon, Daniel Southworth, and Stephanie Cheeva mocap as Dante, Vergil, and Lady respectively.
** ''Devil May Cry 4'' (2008) had Reuben reprise as Dante, while Creator/JohnnyYongBosch was Nero's mocap actor.

* Creator/RobertZemeckis is fond of this: he used it to create ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'', ''Film/{{Beowulf 2007}}'', ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'', and ''Film/MarsNeedsMoms''. For some viewers, the results dwell deep in the UncannyValley.

* Creator/RobertZemeckis is fond of this: he used it to create ''MonsterHouse'', ''ThePolarExpress'', ''Film/{{Beowulf}}'', ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'', and ''Film/MarsNeedsMoms''. For some viewers, the results dwell deep in the UncannyValley.
* In ''HappyFeet'', most of the penguins sing, and so have talented singers for voice actors. Mumble, on the other hand, tap dances, so the producers brought in (and credited) famous tap-dancer Savion Glover to do the motion capture just for Mumble.

* ''MonsterHouse'' looks like CGI, but it used this for the whole movie...

* ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}'' made extensive use of [=MoCap=] for cutscene animations, both body and face.

* ''{{Bionicle}}: The Legend Reborn'', produced by the same guys as ''Foodfight'', contains a few scenes of this. But are pulled off much more effectively than that film.

* Videogame/BeyondTwoSouls (2013), another David Cage game just like HeavyRain, also used full motion capture and starred Creator/EllenPage and Willem Dafoe as ink suit actors.

* The humans in ''WesternAnimation/JaneAndTheDragon'' were animated this way at Peter Jacko's Weta Digital in New Zealand.

* ''{{Bionicle}}: The Legend Reborn'', produced by the same guys as ''Foodfight'', contains a few scenes of this. But are pulled off much more effectively that that film.

* ''{{Bionicle}}: The Legend Reborn'' contains a few scenes of this.

* ''WorldInConflict'' (2007) and its expansion ''Soviet Assault'' use motion-capture for cutscenes; some raw footage of motion-capture sessions plays over the credits with the final cutscene next to it for comparison.
* ''Franchise/TombRaider: Underworld'' (2008) used motion capture of gymnast Heidi Moneymaker for Lara's acrobatics.

* ''HeavyRain'' (2010): All major character's performances are fully mocap, including the face and the eyes, just like in ''Film/{{Avatar}}''.

* This was used for ''LANoire'' to help achieve detailed emotions on characters faces.

* ''Halo4'' made extensive use of [=MoCap=] for cutscene animations, both body and face.

* One cannot mention Motion Capture without Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'' film adaptations and ''Film/KingKong'' in the 2006 film. Though it was a mix between mocap and computer animation.
* Everything in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' is mocaped, or like James Cameron likes to call it, performance captured, which means full body movement including facial muscles and the eyes without any additional animation.
* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' did this for some of the dinosaur shots after they decided to go with CGI instead of puppets. The puppeteer crew was kept on and essentially did motion capture puppeteering.