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The Mummy, Pirates of the Caribbean

Motion capture technology added a lot of character to The Mummy in the Mummy series and Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

The Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

This was the first widely released movie that used the motion capture technology.

The Lord of the Rings, Rise of the Planet of Apes

Happy Feet

The tap dance scenes, which were one of the highlights of Happy Feet, were performed by human tap dancers. The scenes were choreographed by famous tap dancer Savion Glover, who also provided the movements for Mumble.

Polar Express

Motion capture allowed Tom Hanks to play the young Hero Boy in Polar Express. Though the mannerisms of the character were Hanks' it was voiced by Daryl Sabara. Hanks voiced and played the Hero Boy's father, the Conductor, the Hobo and Santa Claus.

Beowulf

The cast members of Beowulf were filmed on a motion capture stage. They were altered on screen using computer-generated imagery, but their animated counterparts bear much resemblance to themselves.

A Christmas Carol

Thanks to motion capture, Jim Carrey gave life to several characters in A Christmas Carol. His mannerisms added a lot of authenticity to the animation.

Avatar

During the making of Avatar James Cameron used his virtual camera system, thus creating a new way to direct motion-capture movies. The system shows the actors' virtual personas in their digital surroundings in real time. This allowed the direct the scenes as though shooting live action. Spielberg and Lucas went on to use the same idea while making The Adventures of Tintin.

The Adventures of Tintin

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas came together for this live action motion capture animation flick - The Adventures of Tintin.

The Avengers

Unlike earlier Hulk movies, the actor who played Banner played Hulk as well in this movie. Though the 3D model used to create the Hulk's body was based on Long Island bodybuilder Steve Romm, the face and expressions were of Mark Ruffalo. This made the Hulk in The Avengers the best Hulk we have seen on screen.

PHOTO REALISTIC MOTION CAPTURE MOVIES

In filmmaking, the motion capture technology is used to record actions of actors, which is then used to animate digital character models in 2D or 3D computer animation. This technology has given birth to a new genre of cinema. Superstar Rajinikanth starrer Kochadaiiyaan creates history by becoming the first such full-fledged movie in India. Here is a look at some popular movies that used this technology.