“It’s all under the same very big umbrella even though they are two different worlds.” - Nick Pitera After posting a cover of "A Whole New World" from Aladdin, in which he sings both Jasmine and Aladdin's parts, Nick Pitera went viral on Youtube (Over 29 million hits at last count). His unusual vocal range and clean-cut good looks, as well as his penchant for Disney … [Read more...]
New Technique: Cameras Turn Motion Capture Inside Out
"Mocap" No Longer Confined to Studio PITTSBURGH, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditional motion capture techniques use cameras to meticulously record the movements of actors inside studios, enabling those movements to be translated into digital models. But by turning the cameras around — mounting almost two dozen, outward-facing cameras on the actors themselves — scientists … [Read more...]