The Last Of Us this is the scene in which Ellie runs away after finding out that Joel is trying leave her with his brother Tommy, He used to work with a militia group called the firefly's who are searching for a cure for the infection outbreak that is infecting everyone around because Ellie is the link to the cure as she is immune to the infection. This scene keeps everyone on the edge of their seats and from the use of very clever writing it makes the audience feel for these characters very strongly. Joel is an aggressive man with a short temper Ellie has seen what he is capable of throughout their journey together. As the journey progresses from the point the player finds Ellie to the end of the story you see a father and daughter relationship forming between these two and this scene is the point that really brings them together. The player has to track down Ellie through the countryside until they find a farmhouse in which she has gone too, Ellie is sitting on the windowsill reading a diary about things that girls of her age do, Ellie was born during the outbreak and has never been able to live the normal life of a teen. Joel finds her and they start to talk and Joel asks Ellie to follow him back to Tommy in which case Ellie refuses and as Joel turns around Ellie says “I'm not her you know” referring to Joel's daughter who is killed right at the beginning of the game, As this happens the tension is thickened the conversation continues and Ellie then pushes Joel back which is what makes this scene so powerful the raw emotion in the characters is very well done. The lighting within the house works really well making it feel more realistic with a good use of shadows as you progress through the building when you find Ellie in the bedroom you see the sunlight shining through the window casting shadows around Ellie makes this look and feel great. The music coincides really well with this scene lending a feel of despair adding to the tension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s2Fsd8iNfw

 This scene from The Last of Us really shows how far Ellie and Joel have come since the beginning of the game, Ellie has to break out on her own after Joel is injured and Ellie has to find medical supplies to help him. The player then takes control of Ellie along the journey you meet a couple of men hanging out who offer to help giving you food and medicine, however later on one of the men David captures Ellie and we find out that they have been cutting people up. David then reveals himself to be a really creepy character he pulls Ellie out of the cell she was being held in and pins her on the table ready to cut her up until Ellie tells them she is infected giving her enough time to grab a knife slash one of the guys and break free. Later on David and Ellie are trapped in a restaurant together, after you get him there is a cutscene of both the characters worn out on the floor and Ellie then has to make an effort to grab a knife to protect herself this is stopped by David who kicks Ellie in the gut telling her she has heart he then attempts to strangle Ellie she reaches for the blade and goes on a frenzy against David at which point Joel comes in to rescue her calling her “baby girl” and giving her a hug this really shows how the relationship has changed between them for the better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsWwbg6CGv8

 The use of motion capture in this game really makes the game stand out as Naughty Dog where able to get more raw emotions out of their characters making them feel more relatable and all in all make the game a better experience to both watch and play. Naughty Dog have done the same with their other franchise Uncharted and from what I have seen of that game that helps in the emotional connection to the characters there too. In the early stages of motion capture it was only used in studios where the actors where surrounded by special cameras and lights to captivate the emotion from the person acting the scene, perhaps the most famous actors to come from this is Andy Serkis who brought many characters to life on screen such as Gollum and The Witch King of Angmar from the lord of the rings franchise and characters like Caesar from the Planet of the Apes franchise. Motion capture in video games has actors dressing up in leotards with magnetic markers connected to the suit then having the actor perform the intended motion that the many cameras will then see and through this be able to create a more convincing visualization of animation of the body.

Steve Dent. (14/07/2014). What you need to know about 3D motion capture. Available: https://www.engadget.com/2014/07/14/motion-capture-explainer/. Last accessed 28/08/2018.

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