Motion Capturing in Arizona

Arizona Virtual Studios is now offering motion capturing in Arizona. 

Many games and movies these days are utilizing the powers of motion capturing.  The reason is simple: accuracy of 3D animation and speed. Now that the price of a powerful mocap system has gone down, several other industry types are able to use it relatively affordably.  Arizona Virtual Studios is now offering motion capturing in Arizona.

Motion Capturing has been used for many years in the medical industry.  The use was mainly for diagnostic reference or part of some sort of research.  Now we see motion capturing or mocap for short as a key ingredient in many movies and games. 

When a 3D animator has to create believable motion by hand on a 3D character (key framed animation), it will take an enormous amount of time, effort and skill.  Even the best 3D animator has a difficult time to perform certain complex animations on a character.   They use tools such as MAYA, Lightwave 3D or 3D Studio Max to create the correct animation by means of FK (forward Kinematics) or IK (Inverse Kinematics).  Whatever strategy the animator prefers, he or she will have to rely on moving segment by segment of the character.

           

Motion Capturing in general is to get an actor to perform in the manner that is consistent with the motion requirements of the 3D animated character on the screen.  Several cameras point to the performing actor in a tight suit with small reflective balls while capturing every single movement.  Another option is the use of an inertial suit where the suit has many sensors that capture the data.  There are more systems currently around and on the horizon but that will go outside of the scope of this article.

Arizona Virtual Studios has been using the VICON motion capturing system in Arizona.  They used twelve high resolution cameras with the Blade system.  The size of their sound stage is large enough to let several actors perform at the same time.  Twelve or more high resolutions cameras are needed to accurately capture motion when using more than one actor.

For information and bookings for motion capturing in Arizona, contact:

John Koop, coo

Arizona Virtual Studios

www.arizona-virtual-studios.com

4614 East McDowell Road

Phoenix, AZ 85008

c: 480-862-3533

P: 602-275-9100