A system for capturing motion, comprising: a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points; a plurality of motion cameras arranged around a periphery of said motion capture volume, said motion cameras being arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of said at least one actor while in motion within said motion capture volume are within a field of view of at least one of the plurality of motion cameras at substantially all times; and a motion capture data processing system coupled to said plurality of motion cameras to produce a digital representation reflecting body and facial motion of said at least one actor, wherein said plurality of motion cameras include a first group of cameras positioned most distant from said motion capture volume at a first height, a second group of cameras positioned closer to said motion capture volume than said first group of cameras and at a second height higher than said first height and a third group of cameras positioned closer to said motion capture volume than said second group of cameras and at a third height higher than said second height; and wherein each of the first, second and third groups of cameras comprises a first row of cameras disposed radially outward with respect to the motion capture volume at a highest height of that group, a second row of cameras disposed at a lower height than the first row of cameras , and a third row of cameras disposed at a lowest height of the group and radially inwards with respect to the first and second rows of cameras of the group. a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points; a plurality of motion cameras arranged around a periphery of said motion capture volume, said motion cameras being arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of said at least one actor while in motion within said motion capture volume are within a field of view of at least one of the plurality of motion cameras at substantially all times; and a motion capture data processing system coupled to said plurality of motion cameras to produce a digital representation reflecting body and facial motion of said at least one actor, wherein said plurality of motion cameras include a first group of cameras positioned most distant from said motion capture volume at a first height, a second group of cameras positioned closer to said motion capture volume than said first group of cameras and at a second height higher than said first height and a third group of cameras positioned closer to said motion capture volume than said second group of cameras and at a third height higher than said second height; and wherein each of the first, second and third groups of cameras comprises a first row of cameras disposed radially outward with respect to the motion capture volume at a highest height of that group, a second row of cameras disposed at a lower height than the first row of cameras , and a third row of cameras disposed at a lowest height of the group and radially inwards with respect to the first and second rows of cameras of the group. <EOS>