John Dower, Pascal Langdale

Performing for Motion Capture (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide for Practitioners

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Want to be the next Andy Serkis as Gollum in Lord of the Rings? Or Zoe Saldana in Avatar? How about Seth MacFarlane in Ted? Or do you want to star in video games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty or Halo?

If so, this book will tell you everything you need to know about acting for motion capture.

This is the first book to provide an invaluable resource for the education of the next generation of performers in this exciting medium. Over the last 10 years, a revolution has occurred in digital production - video games have overtaken the film and TV industries in terms of production and revenues. Many video games derive their digital animation from human performance by means of motion and performance capture. Actors such as Andy Serkis and Troy Baker have won critical acclaim for their digital performance in games and film.

The book includes contributions from practitioners working across the globe, including: actor Kezia Burrows; software developer Stéphane Dalbera; director Kate Saxon; a group of Japanese games directors; Jeremy Meunier, Head of Motion Capture at Moov studios, Montreal; Marc Morisseau, motion editor for Avatar; and a Chinese Motion Capture suit manufacturer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350211285
• Artikelnr.: 63559924

Autorenporträt

John Dower is co-founder of www.themocapvaults.com and runs workshops with students and consultancy with developers worldwide in Motion Capture. He directs in Film, Television Drama and Motion Captured animation. He is on the Get Directing! team at Directors Charitable Foundation (UK) inspiring the next generation of Directors in all mediums.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: What is Motion Capture? A Brief History and Current Snapshot
of an Evolving Technology.
Data: Mocap as an Animated Medium
The Body: Developing a Responsive, Free and Versatile Instrument
Creating Characters: In Motion Capture, You Can Play Anybody. But Only if
You Can Play Anybody!
Imaginary Environments: Exploring the Limits of our Imagination and
Professionalising Play
Video Game Locomotion: Learning How to Perform Under the Extreme
Limitations Required by Video Games, Within the Long Pipeline of Game
Development
Cinematics: Performing for Conventional Mediums and Acting in the Digital
Realm
Direction and the Lack of It
The Industry: Finding your Place in a New Medium
Appendix: What Will the Landscape be in 10 Years' Time?
Index