Academy: No Mo-Co
Submitted by frank grimshaw on Fri, 2010-07-09 09:04. Industry 
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have clarified their position on motion-capture, saying that it in itself does not constitute animation or make a film eligible for consideration in an Oscar animation category.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have clarified their position on motion-capture, saying that it in itself does not constitute animation or make a film eligible for consideration in an Oscar animation category.
In a press release the Oscar management said:
"In the Animated Feature Film category, a sentence regarding motion capture was added to clarify the definition of an animated film. The language now reads: "An animated feature film is defined as a motion picture with a running time of greater than 40 minutes, in which movement and characters' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique. Motion capture by itself is not an animation technique. In addition, a significant number of the major characters must be animated, and animation must figure in no less than 75 percent of the picture's running time."
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