stackyFACTSHollywood magic is mostly just people in spandex looking ridiculous. Infrared cameras ignore the actor entirely and only track the reflective spheres attached to their limbs. The system then plots these dots into a 3D skeleton, turning a grumpy middle-aged actor into a terrifying alien warlord.
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