Kara is a tech demo unveiled at the Game
Developer Conference, 2012 by Quantic Dream. Kara is a prototype running in
real-time on PlayStation 3 using motion capture technology. If you are into
PlayStation Kara is old news for you. Currently Quantic Dream is working for
PlayStation 4. Courtesy of my brother who is totally into PlayStation and Xbox
games showed me this short film. I was totally hooked up and never thought a
seven minutes film will elicit emotions that I couldn’t even fathom. I
literally felt goose bumps while watching the video. Kara film is an emotional
roller coaster with visually striking facial expressions.
You can watch the Kara technical demo clicking
down below.
In the footage Kara is a female android become self aware while assembling her body part in the assembly line by the operator(only his voice not virtually present). The operator start to disassemble her as defective model for her self-awareness since it is not part of the protocol. Kara begged the operator that she was scared and want to live. The operator assembles her again and asked her to stay in line. The film end with Kara saying thanks to the operator and stand in the conveyor belt along with other android resemble like her for merchandise.
While watching the video like Kara going through
different emotions from self-aware, happy, sad, fear, begging to live, tears
and serene smile. It provokes different emotions within me thinking about
issues like female foeticide, domestic violence, gender bias, rape and sexual
harassment. The tech demo is scripted in a brilliant way to interact audience.
You can watch the Making of Kara: Behind the
Scenes clicking down below.
In Behind the Scenes video the auditions of the actress Valorie curry who played as Kara shown. Kara film is written and directed by David Cage founder of Quantic Dream. In the video David cage and Valorie curry are discussing and practicing the script. Tercelin Kirtley(The Operator), Hanaka Danje Kara (singing voice), Karen Gansk Wallet performed the German and French parts. The Valorie curry actress had 90 sensor markers on her face and 90 sensor markers on her body to capture body and facial movement at the same time using motion capture technology. The stunning actress performed in one take.
