Check out the other stuff from USC Institute for Creative Technologies and Paul Debevec on their YouTube channel [1]!

Ari Folman's cult-worthy movie "The Congress" [2] is bladerunneresquely based on Stanislaw Lem's psychedelic black humor fiction book "The Futurological Congress" [3].

At the apex of the movie, there's a riveting climactic scene where Robin Wright (playing a fictionalized version of herself) and Harvey Keitel use Paul Debevec's Light Stage [4] to capture her essence [5].

They show it in the trailer [6], but it's best to watch the whole film from start to finish without knowing what to expect. I really enjoyed it, especially the light stage scene, and not just because of the blinking lights -- the actors gave a spectacular performance.

The movie raises a lot of interesting issues, and I highly recommend it! [7] [8] [9] [10]

[1] USC Institute for Creative Technologies Graphics Lab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgm-72B_tibAM2I5j-mBiQ

[2] The Congress (movie): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Congress_(2013_film)

[3] The Futurological Congress (book): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Futurological_Congress

[4] Light Stage 6: Relighting Human Locomotion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgUW1RN8QNM

[5] Light Stage 6 Anomaly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9gY3C2TeHE

[6] The Congress trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rNSTizOsws

[7] ‘The Congress’ Trailer: Is This Live-Action/Animated Hybrid the Wildest Sci-Fi of 2013? http://www.slashfilm.com/the-congress-trailer-is-this-live-a...

[8] The Congress and the End of Actors: http://scienceandfilm.org/articles/2496/the-congress-and-the...

[9] Pixel Perfect: The scientist behind the digital cloning of actors. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/28/pixel-perfect-2

[10] Watch: The Future of Acting in the Technological Age: http://www.indiewire.com/article/watch-the-future-of-acting-...