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How to Become a Motion Capture Actor: Skills, Careers & Getting Started

How to Become a Motion Capture Actor: Skills, Careers & Getting Started

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September 18, 2025

One of the biggest shifts within entertainment in recent decades has been the rise of motion capture (often called "mo-cap"). For actors, this field opens new doors to perform ...

The Aging Actor’s Pivot: A Playbook on How Mature Talent Can Market Character-Driven Roles

The Aging Actor’s Pivot: A Playbook on How Mature Talent C...

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'Freakier Friday' Acting Coach Kimberly Bigsby Reveals the Secrets of 'Imagination-based' Technique

'Freakier Friday' Acting Coach Kimberly Bigsby Reveals the S...

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10 Ways To Use Background Work as On-Set Training

10 Ways To Use Background Work as On-Set Training

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The Hollywood Reporter

Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning To Star in A24 Legal Thriller ‘Discretion’

Author Chandler Baker will adapt her short story and executive produce with the two stars and Susannah Grant.

Deadline

'SEAL Team’s Neil Brown Jr. Cast In BET+’s ‘Martin’ Spinoff Series ‘Varnell Hill’

Neil Brown Jr. (SEAL Team, Insecure) has joined the recurring cast of BET+‘s Martin spinoff series Varnell Hill, alongside the previously announced Tommy Davidson, reprising the titular role and Kym Whitley.

Variety

Kit Harington To Star in ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ Adaptation for BBC And MGM+

Kit Harington is set to lead a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic novel A Tale of Two Cities for the BBC and MGM+.

TVLine

FBI Spinoff 'CIA' Adds 'Chicago P.D'. Alum Natalee Linez To Cast

Natalee Linez, who appeared on Chicago P.D. last season, has joined the cast of CBS‘ upcoming FBI spinoff CIA as a series regular.

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