Motion capture actor Xixiyu Sakana is a motion capture actress for films and video games. Her every movement must be precise and smooth, according to the character whose movements he is trying to imitate. Here he gives us a demonstration of some typical character moves, on a corridor.
Play the trumpet, without trumpet 29-year-old American Taylor Michele can impressively imitate the sound of the trumpet with her mouth.
The engine does not start In front of a motorcycle, a parrot imitates the sound of an engine trying to start.
The useful mime At the SeaWorld park in Orlando, United States, a mime helps a couple share the burden of parenthood.
The lion dance Cirque du Soleil acrobats perform the lion dance while balancing on poles. In the first part is the rehearsal without the lion costume and in the second the same choreography with the costume. The lion dance is a traditional dance in China and Asia, where the dancers imitate the movements of a lion. It is often held for Chinese New Year, other religious and cultural holidays, weddings or to honor important guests.
The crow that barks Hearing the dogs barking at the window, a crow begins to imitate them.
Moon gravity simulator This lunar gravity simulator mimics what a human's movement would be like on the moon.
A remote controlled ornithopter Aeronautical engineering students from Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi An, China, built a remote-controlled ornithopter that accurately mimics the movement of a bird's wings.
Two dogs mock their owner A man sprained his ankle and is forced to walk on one leg. His two dogs imitate his walk.
How the gyroscope works in an artificial plane horizon The artificial horizon or gyroscopic horizon, is a flight instrument that informs the pilot of the aircraft's orientation relative to the Earth's horizon. The miniature aircraft and horizon line mimic the relationship of the aircraft to the real horizon. At the heart of the artificial horizon is a gyroscope spinning at high speed, and allows the spherical horizon in the instrument to remain constant while the aircraft rotates.