Virtual Theatricality News

STH 235-70-TOPICS IN THEATER: MOTION CAPTURE PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION. W 7:25-10:05pm
Students taking the Motion Capture classes will have accesses to the VTL’s new Vicon (http://www.vicon.com/products/cameras.html)  Motion Capture system. Students will train on state-of-the art equipment with Vicon’s IQ and Blade software on the newest of high-resolution cameras from Vicon.

STH235-02-TOPICS IN THEATER: FILM ACTING. MWF 11:08am-12:00pm
See your image projected on a giant screen and learn the secrets of film acting by studying the Meisner technique.

STH 235-03-TOPICS IN THEATER: GREENSCREEN PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION. TR 11:10am-12:30pm
Learn how to create and act in a world that doesn’t exist! Learn the production techniques of films such as THE MATRIX and SIN CITY.

STH235-71-TOPICS IN THEATER:  MODELING FOR MOTION CAPTURE AND DIGITAL SCENOGRAPHY. Create creatures and worlds of Wonder using programs such as MAYA and MOTIONBUILDER. M 7:25-10:05 pm.

MOTION CAPTURE CLASS A GREAT SUCCESS!

This winter, the VTL offered Motion Capture Performance and Production for the first time. The class quickly reached maximum capacity. The course is designed to foster the basic skills of Motion Capture Animation Techniques for use in Virtual Theatricality, Motion Pictures, Gaming, and Motion Studies. Students learned how to navigate the Motionbuilder Interface, how to setup and conduct a capture session and how to calibrate. Students also how to edit and blend Motion Capture Data and Keyframed Animations. All students in the course created final projects. Extensive video footage was shot of this class and we will be posting some soon. E. Alan Contino and Brian Johnson were the instructors. Mo-Cap modeling and movement demos were by Lori Przyblo. DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THIS CLASS, IT WILL BE OFFERED AGAIN, FALL SEMESTER, 2008, beginning in August. FOR INFORMATION, CALL 313-845-8475.