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Sources

• Furniss, Maureen. "Motion Capture." MIT Communications Forum.
  http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/papers/furniss.html
• "'King Kong' goes digital." USAToday.com.
  http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-06-26-king-kong_x.htm
• "King Kong - Making Movies in New Zealand." Jasons.com.
  http://www.jasons.com/002265,NZL,NI,LOWERNI,WELLI,pg,1,0.mel?CFID=995889&CFTOKEN=24106672#scroll_0:0
• KongIsKing.net
  http://www.kongisking.net/