I Can Haz MoCap Nowz???

I am proud to announce that I helped to successfully fund the Perception Neuron KickStarter Campaign! In a few short months I will be recieving my own personal WIRELESS Motion Capture system! I am SUPER EXCITED to receive my Neuron Suit! Now I won't have to rely solely on finding data on the net or trying to get permission from the studio I work for to use what we capture for my demo; YAAAARRRGGH!, the NDA be a harsh mistress!
I was able to purchase 30 sensors which means that I can have one full setup that includes the entire body and all the fingers or I could have three people in three suits made up of 10 sensors each. The configuration option is what really sold me on Perception Neuron, (and the price wasn't to shabby either)!

As far as previous experiences with MoCap suits go, I have worn and acted in a Lycra Suit for OptiTrack, an XSENS suit, and even a ShadowSuit. The most comfortable to act in was the Shadow Suit since it is worn over your clothes. The Shadow Suit also seemed to provided Motion Capture data that was similar to XSENS with slight less cleanup needed. The XSENS Suit however, allows for much more physical acting since the wires don't risk getting pulled or snagged unlike the Shadow Suit. The OptiTrack suit does not breathe well at all and I found it limiting to how long you could act in the suit before needing a break.

Here is an image I made that shows the visual difference between these suits. As you can see Perception Neuron is similar to the Shadow suit but has smaller sensors which are about the size of a coffee bean!

I will definitely provide an update once I get my greedy paws on my Perception Neuron Suit! Stay tuned!

Infomercial Demo Reel 2014!

The NDA has FINALLY been lifted and I immediately assimilated my shots into a new Infomercial Demo Reel!
Many long hours went into this project but the final 30 minute infomercial is amazing! I am very fortunate to have worked along side some really fantastic artists who pushed me to make my shots better and better.

This project was a blast to work on! It was created at Vitruvian Entertainment with three other fellow artists and, from concept to completion, took about ten weeks to deliver the final product to the client. These shots include Motion Capture and Animation as well as heavy Visual Effects work.

My responsibilities were:
- Project Task Manager
- Directing Motion Capture Shoots
- Motion Capture Cleanup + Animation
- Storyboards
- Look Development
- VFX Animation
- Camera Animation
- Lighting
- Texturing

I even recorded the Voice Over scratch track so we could create a rough Animatic video to help with our overall timing.
This Infomercial was a fantastic learning experience regarding live production integrated with our collaborative digital artistry.

Link to the Demo:
(Be sure to watch it in glorious HD!)
Infomercial Demo Reel (Motion Capture + Visual Effects)

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!

Holy Toledo Batman, it has been a long while since my last post on my blog! I just finished working on an international (Prestige Worldwide, woot woot!) infomercial for Voxxsols Performance Insoles. The NDA will be lifted in a week or so and I will be able to showcase my rendered shots as well as details about them. Stay tuned!

http://www.voxxsports.com/