Mr. Fortune Meanders in his Rhythmic, Bouncy Manner Through City Streets
Mr. Fortune (2006), animated by Eric Lerner, is a live action/computer graphic mix featuring the stretchy, rhythmic ambulations of a guitar playing lead character.
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
Live Action and Animation in Chandon's After Party TV Ad
The Chandon TV commercial to usher in the New Year features a mix of live action and computer graphics. A fun, unexpected spot with wire-frame Argentine tango dancers:
Motion Graphics: Melding Typography and Breakdancing
Chicago-based visual designer Nicholas Schrunk produced and directed "Kinetics: HD Typography Motion Graphics" that features the interplay of the Didot typeface and the breakdancing of Damion "Daylight" Day.
"Kinetics" was an exploration into human movement and relating it to illustrative typographical elements. To achieve the footage to show human motion at the level needed we shot with a scientific high-speed camera at 500 frames per second in HD on a green screen for the performance. The subject of break-dancing was used because of its raw beauty of illustrating human motion. Typography is used as an illustrative element in this piece supporting the kinetics of the motion. The typeface Didot was chosen because it combined a modern feel with classic serifs.
Credits: Title: Kinetics (2008) Dance Company: Self Eplanatorn Crew Dancer: Damian "Daylight" Day Video Artists: Nicholas Schrunk, Zach Everman, Reese Reimers Choreography: Damian "Daylight" Day Concept: Nicholas Schrunk Music Composition: Andre Lipsey Music: Mophono, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra Animation and composition: Nicholas Schrunk Produced by: Nicholas Schrunk
