Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists

Sinbad Beyond the Veil of Mists 2000 is the first feature length computer animation film created exclusively using motion capture. While many animators worked on the project, the human characters were entirely animated using motion capture. It was filmed at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, over a threemonth period in 1997.

Sinbad discovers a mysterious island ruled by King Akron and his daughter, Princess Serena. Serena is on her voyage beyond the Veil of Mists. She seeks the help of Sinbad and his crew as they set out in search of the magic potion to save King Akron from the evil clutches of the mysterious sorcerer Baraka. Their adventures with deepsea monsters, prehistoric bats and the fish people in the land beyond the Veil of Mists, fills this action packed adventure film.Sinbad Beyond the Veil of Mists was billed as the first fulllength animated feature using the 3D animated motion capture process. The film used different actors for the motion caption of the main characters based on their particular size and body shape, as well as another set of actors for the facial movements. A couple of hundred animators in Madras, India, worked on the animation, as well as a smaller group in Los Angeles. ........

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