Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has enjoyed an exceptional year, becoming the most-nominated game in the history of The Game Awards. Its cast--Ben Starr, Charlie Cox, and Jennifer English among them--earned major recognition in the show's performance categories, helping cement the game as one of the year's standout achievements. But even while celebrating this success, the cast has been discussing ways the awards could grow, especially when it comes to recognizing the full range of performance work that brings modern games to life.
In an interview with Video Games Chronicle, cast members English, Shayla Nyx, Devora Wilde, and Aliona Baranova shared their hope that The Game Awards will eventually expand its performance categories. They explained that, while the nominations are an honor, the current categories overlook many essential performers.
"If I may, can I put my petition forward for why we need to have a motion capture category?" Baranova said. "It's been decades of actors going in, doing the mocap, and then someone else's voice is popped on top, and those mocap performers just disappear. I forgot that. Nobody knows about them.” Baranova, who worked as a motion capture director on Baldur's Gate 3, noted that this issue has persisted for years.
She added that recognition could also help audiences better understand the craft. "The audience doesn't know enough about this because there's not enough attention on it," she continued. "If we had an award category for mocap specifically, then studios would be encouraged to release that behind-the-scenes footage because people are desperate for it. Studios keep that a bit quiet because it gives away details on how they made the game."
Actor Charlie Cox echoed the sentiment last month, saying that although he's "thrilled" about his nomination, credit for his role in Expedition 33 must be shared with motion capture performer Maxence Carzole.
"It needs to happen," Baranova added. "I posted about it online the other day, and some people were questioning like, "How would we do it?'. I don't know, they can figure it out. We need to do it because there are these fantastic mocap performances going on."
Devora Wilde agreed, saying, "Yes, I was actually surprised about that for The Game Awards. But I think that's always been the case, hasn't it? It's just been 'performance in a game'."
The Game Awards will stream live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11, and in case you didn't know, you can also vote in the awards.
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In an interview with Video Games Chronicle, cast members English, Shayla Nyx, Devora Wilde, and Aliona Baranova shared their hope that The Game Awards will eventually expand its performance categories. They explained that, while the nominations are an honor, the current categories overlook many essential performers.
"If I may, can I put my petition forward for why we need to have a motion capture category?" Baranova said. "It's been decades of actors going in, doing the mocap, and then someone else's voice is popped on top, and those mocap performers just disappear. I forgot that. Nobody knows about them.” Baranova, who worked as a motion capture director on Baldur's Gate 3, noted that this issue has persisted for years.
She added that recognition could also help audiences better understand the craft. "The audience doesn't know enough about this because there's not enough attention on it," she continued. "If we had an award category for mocap specifically, then studios would be encouraged to release that behind-the-scenes footage because people are desperate for it. Studios keep that a bit quiet because it gives away details on how they made the game."
Actor Charlie Cox echoed the sentiment last month, saying that although he's "thrilled" about his nomination, credit for his role in Expedition 33 must be shared with motion capture performer Maxence Carzole.
"It needs to happen," Baranova added. "I posted about it online the other day, and some people were questioning like, "How would we do it?'. I don't know, they can figure it out. We need to do it because there are these fantastic mocap performances going on."
Devora Wilde agreed, saying, "Yes, I was actually surprised about that for The Game Awards. But I think that's always been the case, hasn't it? It's just been 'performance in a game'."
The Game Awards will stream live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11, and in case you didn't know, you can also vote in the awards.
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