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RE: Authoritarian Sociopathy: Toward a Renegade Psychological Experiment, Part 6
Good CGI is not cheap, and the continuity between the hall and the video is key. But if you can make it work anyway, go for it!
On that line of thought, though, a low-res video feed and motion-capture stuntmen could allow costume changes in post-production with high-quality CGI. And if the main video capture camera were located properly, it could be used to match whatever background image the hall at any given location offered per your bluescreen/greenscreen suggestion. After all, if the camera at each location were 8 feet above the floor and 2 feet from the corner in every location used for the study, it might work.
If the hallway is built and the camera is pointed to a certain standard it would work. CGI isn't cheap but it's cheaper than Actors and sets. One recording of the fight scene is needed and that's only for inverse kinematics. 100 thousand for 100 people is a lot I think, and the more data sets the richer the detail we can glean.
The $100K is just an estimate, remember, and also covers renting a public space, construction, equipment, and other costs regardless of how the scene is staged. However, also remember that this is an open-source concept so it's wide open to anyone to reinterpret and run.