virtual actor
Digital actors aren't intended to supplant real performers but rather to aid in storytelling and fulfill the director's vision for a film.
This is a set of development tools for creating digital actors, aimed at game creators.
I think digital actors should definitely be considered for any stunts involving animals.
The digital actors are a good facsimile of their real-life counterparts in the film, all of whom have contributed voices for the game.

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Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
acquire
acquisition
armourer
audition
auteur
canister
computer-animated
filmmaking
fog machine
framing
framing device
green screen
linear
run through something
rush
screen test
self-produced
SFX
special effect
staged

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