Halo Show VFX Video Shows Cortana's Mo-Cap Performance
A new VFX Reel breakdown for Halo season 1 features Cortana actress Jen Taylor in her mo-cap performance. Taylor has voiced Cortana, the AI system represented in human form, since the very first Halo game. The voice actress returned to the role for the live-action show on Paramount+, wearing a full mo-cap suit for her portrayal. This is something Taylor didn't always do for the games, previously simply recording her voice in a booth.
Taylor is joined by Pablo Schreiber in the Halo series, who plays Master Chief. Cortana is attached to the spartan soldier in order to help him best The Covenant, a group of aliens banding together to decimate humanity. Cortana has multiple abilities as an AI, able to hack computer systems of any type, and also help control Master Chief to make him more effective. In Halo season 1, Cortana is installed directly into Master Chief's brain, rather than being uploaded to his armored suit, as it is done in the game. It becomes evident that Dr. Halsey, the creator of Cortana, intended for Cortana to take over Master Chief's consciousness completely, giving her full control of him and later the rest of the spartan soldiers.
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In a new video released by PIXOMONDO, the VFX crew behind the special effects of Halo season 1, Taylor can be seen in her full mo-cap suit performing as Cortana on set. This shows that the actress was able to interact with her co-stars and give a real-time performance as Cortana, which wasn't always the case when playing the character for the games, and certainly not as intricate or involved. The video also explores the creation of the Halo digital environments, vehicles, and Covenant aliens of the show, including
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