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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Live Cello Mocap and Projection Mapping

59 Productions have some wicked plans in store for projection mapping in live performance, but here's Sol Gabetta performing Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor at the BBC Proms, as an example of what they can already do:


(h/t to Liz Barber)

The video below shows the how. It highlights four key challenges with motion capture and projection mapping in live performance.

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Prospero meets Ariel at the Imaginarium

More fascinating glimpses behind the scenes on preparations for the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of The Tempest: "Simon Russell Beale, playing Prospero, and Mark Quartley, playing Ariel, meet for the first time, coming together with Imaginarium crew and Intel technology to explore how Ariel's avatar will work."


Thursday, July 7, 2016

Performance Capture for Stage, Film and Games

A round-up of links for further exploration of performance capture, offered with respect and gratitude to the massively talented graduating RADA actors who participated in the first-ever Shadowpox workshop – Fehinti Balogun, Natasha Cowley, Sayre Fox, Skye Hallam, Tom MartinPolly MischAbraham PopoolaMaisie Robinson and Jamael Westman.