To film his new movie, Avatar, James Cameron and his team invented a new kind of performance capture technology that mirrors human emotion. Find out how it all works.
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James Cameron Interview: New Performance Capture Technology
To film his new movie, Avatar, James Cameron and his team invented a new kind of performance capture technology that mirrors human emotion. Find out how it all works.
Added: Dec 29, 2009
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