These are a few of the projects I've done at our content creation studio - Snack Machine - using DIY motion control rigs and controllers. Snack Machine: snack-machine.com/
What a nonsense. You could use this sentence every year since the 90's. And yes, it can be replaced by 3d scenery without problem, especially with every year of evolving photorealistic quality. But there is more behind, there is a photographer, a gaffer, someone who is shaping the image in the real world. And there is a massive difference between a person doing it for real and a CGI studio which focused on other things than making art with just light and a camera. It has to be that person that is sitting in front of the 3d application to replace real shooting, but it's not the case at the most time.