I’m pretty sure that Andy Serkis has done for motion capturing whatCitizen Kanedid for deep focus. There’s no doubt that his performance as Gollum inThe Lord of the Ringsfilms cemented motion capture as a viable option for an important role or performance. It’s even more exciting that he’s been bringing his skills to games (Enslavedis next) and is at leastpasionate abouthow important real stories are in games.
Thus, it should come as very little surprise that the man hasopened upthe first motion capture studio in the UK to produce high quality performances for games and film. He’s foundedThe Imaginarium(no, not that educational toy store) in order to produce high quality motion capture performances and to share ideas and foster creativity.
We’ll have to see how well his work inEnslavedis to pass judgment on whether this is a good idea or not, but with the rapidly expanding role of mo-cap in gaming I think that the prominent public name in the field taking a leading role in working on games is a good thing.
Andy Serkis launches mo-cap studio for games and movies[TVGB]
