Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,919,478,457 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

synthespian
(redirected from Synthespians)

    0.01 sec.
synthespian [ˌsɪnˈθɛspɪən]
n
(Performing Arts) (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a computer-generated image of a film actor, esp used in place of the real actor when shooting special effects or stunts
[from syn(thetic) + thespian]


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
But ``Simone'' does revive the question that ``Final Fantasy'' seemed to answer, negatively, a year ago: What are the chances of virtually created synthespians actually replacing live movie actors in the near future?
Due out on August 3, Final Fantasy uses state-of-the-art virtual actors - known as vactors or synthespians.
That said, Sato and his fellow animators had a bogglingly sophisticated battery of digital tools at their disposal to make their synthespians remarkably compelling.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.