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 mechanical ring A jeweler makes an original diamond ring, whose two outer sides rotate with gears.
The useful mime At the SeaWorld park in Orlando, United States, a mime helps a couple share the burden of parenthood.
The eternal domino User JK Brickworks builds a ring out of rails, around which rest 64 dominoes. The mechanism allows the dominoes to rise again after falling, and the operation repeats continuously. A Mindstorms EV3 computer is used to monitor and control the speed of the ramp to match the falling dominoes.
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.
Removing a ring stuck on a finger In a hospital in Florida, United States, a nurse uses a hemostatic bandage to remove the ring from a woman's swollen hand.
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.