Summary
- Capture agreements should define purpose, duration, editing, model training and reuse after a project ends.
- Performers need attribution, payment, withdrawal terms and a way to challenge deceptive recombination.
Motion capture turns a performer’s movement into data that can drive a digital character live or later. Once stored, that data can be copied, retargeted and combined more easily than a conventional recording. Producers should separate rights in a performance from rights in a character, record every reuse and obtain fresh consent when the purpose changes. The next useful evidence is a rights ledger that follows a clip from capture through editing and publication, including deletion and dispute handling. Technical realism should not make the human contribution invisible.
