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While Saber Interactive produced the cutscenes in-engine in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', digital animation company [[Blur Studio]] (who previously worked on the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' cinematics) was contracted to create pre-rendered CGI cinematics for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. This was a considerable undertaking, as the game's cutscenes contain a total of 58 minutes of footage. However, since the template for the cinematics' structure and composition already existed in the form of the original ''Halo 2'' cutscenes, it was easier for Blur to focus on issues like visual fidelity than in a typical project in which they are forced to work with little to no such source material.<ref name="RTL">'''[[Remaking The Legend]]'''</ref> | While Saber Interactive produced the cutscenes in-engine in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', digital animation company [[Blur Studio]] (who previously worked on the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' cinematics) was contracted to create pre-rendered CGI cinematics for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. This was a considerable undertaking, as the game's cutscenes contain a total of 58 minutes of footage. However, since the template for the cinematics' structure and composition already existed in the form of the original ''Halo 2'' cutscenes, it was easier for Blur to focus on issues like visual fidelity than in a typical project in which they are forced to work with little to no such source material.<ref name="RTL">'''[[Remaking The Legend]]'''</ref> | ||
The character animations were created through [[Wikipedia:Motion capture|motion capture]] technology; the new models for certain characters, such as [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Johnson]], are also modeled after their motion capture actors. The action scenes, which involve a great deal of movement on part of the characters, proved a challenge for the actors, particularly because the facial and bodily performances were captured separately. In one scene (the closing of ''[[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone]]''), for example, | The character animations were created through [[Wikipedia:Motion capture|motion capture]] technology; the new models for certain characters, such as [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Avery Johnson]], are also modeled after their motion capture actors. The action scenes, which involve a great deal of movement on part of the characters, proved a challenge for the actors, particularly because the facial and bodily performances were captured separately. In one scene (the closing of ''[[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone]]''), for example, [[Damion Poitier]], the motion capture actor for Sgt. Johnson and the Arbiter, is fighting "himself".<ref name="RTL"/> | ||
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