What Is A Playback Artist?

SGU Playback // Justin Kohse from Justin Kohse on Vimeo.


I was watching Jurassic Park recently and kind of found myself wondering, who is in charge of creating all those simulated computer graphics that litter those sequences in which guys are interacting with fictional software? Whats the official title of somebody that does this type of stuff for a living? After a little searching, I found the video above about a 'Playback artist.' The video was made by one of these artists, Justin Kohse to shed light on this niche profession that is usually taken for granted. If you think about it, there are hundreds of shows that need to employ guys like these, especially in scifi genres. This is a cool look at what would classify as a portfolio piece for somebody who holds such a position. The series is Stargate: Universe.