In the latest incarnation of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Andy Serkis and Toby Kebbell deliver human motioncapture performances to help bring the realistic apes to life. Shot with a combination of highspeed cameras, Mike Seymour breaks down the tech behind shooting the motioncapture scenes on location versus on a sound stage.

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Turning Human MotionCapture into Realistic Apes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | WIRED