“Okay, now you cry [...] I have to get in the mood but in the whole suit.”
— Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning described how Kojima directed the motion-capture sessions: while she was in the full suit, Kojima would ask her on the spot to cry, and she had to get herself in the mood while wearing the suit.
“Putting Elle in a video game is a big responsibility on my part, so I wanted to make something that will live up to her expectations.”
“There needs to be trust between myself and the actors in order to see it through, because it can get pretty tough.”
“We didn't use an actual cardboard box. We made one out of poles.”
“Um, on another note, with the current technology, we can't shoot hair. So all we can do is take reference shots, and we later punch in one hair at a time.”
“She's not motivated by money. She doesn't do anything that she doesn't want to do. If that wasn't the case, she wouldn't have worked on my project.”