Novice Performance Capture

The ultimate end boss: AI.

An essay and accompanying video essay about a field in which artists, actors and directors find their way through a world of endless possibilities: a new technological landscape where restrictions, disappearing conventions and innovations both set limits and open new doors. This research dives into the processes behind video games and animation, dissecting motion and performance capture through the eyes of an actor and director. What happens when disciplines meet or clash? How do new technologies shape our process — and how do we, as makers, relate to these tools now and in the future?

Course

Performance Capture Academy (2023)