Artists are hardworking—they gladly embrace long, tedious multi-step processes in search of magic! This is probably why in the early 1900s, Émile Cohl hand-drew 700 drawings to bring life to his paper ...
Motion capture requires special equipment and infrastructure that can cost upward of $100,000 — but scientists have created a smartphone app and combined this with an AI algorithm to do the same job.
Jump into STEM with motion capture! Motion capture technician Lia Fry teaches Aikem how animators measure actor performances and translate them into animations for TV, movies, video games, and more!