Mixing Live Action, Animation and Mocap in the Trash Dance
Oliver Fergusson Taylor created "Trash Dance" (2008) for his masters project at Bournemouth University. Trash Dance combines live action and 3D animation based on motion capture data from a breakdancer. Read his notes right after the video to learn more.
As you watch the following clip, pay particular attention to the light and shadows. I like what he's done:
This is my 9 week Masters Project @ Bournemouth University.
For this piece I combined motion capture and various dynamic techniques in Houdini 9 to create a breakdancer made from discarded items of rubbish.
Software used: SideFX Houdini 9, Apple Shake, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop.
The footage was filmed on a Panasonic SDX-900 DVCPro50 Camcorder.
Credits:
Title: Trashdance (2008) Description: Motion Capture Animation Created by: Oliver Fergusson-Taylor Dancer: Exlis Staddon Music: Lyrics born - I Changed My Mind
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Doug Fox on December 31, 2008 8:29 AM
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