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Introduction to Motion (Capture) Syllabus (by the way: Mo-Cap = Motion Capture) 09-06/09-08: Intro / Demo 09-13/09-15: Squidball / History 09-20/09-22: Basics 09-27/09-29: Software / Pipeline Intro 10-04/10-06: Software / Pipeline Intro
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Syllabus (by the way: Mo-Cap = Motion Capture) • 09-06/09-08: Intro / Demo • 09-13/09-15: Squidball / History • 09-20/09-22: Basics • 09-27/09-29: Software / Pipeline Intro • 10-04/10-06: Software / Pipeline Intro • 10-11/10-13: Vision / Tracking (Chris at Darmouth: 10-11) • 10-18/10-20: Tracking • 10-25/10-27: Project Brainstorming / Examples in Special Effects • 11-01/11-03: Vmob (Chris in Italy: 11-01/03) • 11-08/11-10: More on Games / Facial Capture • 11-15/11-17: Traditional Animation / Cartoon Capture • 11-22/11-24: Milestone #1 / Thanksgiving • 11-29/12-01: Art & Mo-Cap / Medicine & Mo-Cap • 12-06/12-08: Other Research Topics (Chris in Zurich: 12-06) • 12-13: Project Demo’s
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Muybridge First Motion Capture at Stanford:
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Following Muybridge • --> Etienne-Jules Marey
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Max Fleischer: 1917 Patent on Rotoscope Machine
Rotocope’s / Mocap’s Bad Reputation • Ralph Bakshi’s: Lord of the Rings • Yellow Submarine: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds • Total Recall (Schwarzenegger): X-Ray Scene • Technology • Video Games
Rotocope’s / Mocap’s Bad Reputation • Polhemus Technology (Ascensien Capture) • Barbie Commercial
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Disney: Step-mother of Cinderella
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Disney: Eleanor Audley
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Disney: Step-Mother Eleanor Audley
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Disney: Helen Stanley Sleeping Beauty
Rotoscope / Mocap: History • Disney: First Feature: Cinderella Completely Filmed Reference ???
"Artistic Fact or Optical Delusion? Culture: David Hockney claims many famous paintings were traced using camera-like devices"
Rotoscope/Mocap Milestones • “Brilliance”: Bob Able 1984 • (18 pen markers, 4 ½ weeks rotoscoping for 3min commercial)
Rotoscope in Art: • Rebecca Allen / Twyla Tharp: The Catherine Wheel
Rotoscope/Mocap Milestones • Kleiser-Walczak Construction: 1989 “Don’t Touch Me” • (Synthespians)
Rotoscope/Mocap in Special FX • PDI, D2, ILM, House of Moves: • Batman, Titanic, Mummy, Episode I • Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists • Pixar / Disney
Mocap for Interactive Entertainment • EA Sports
Mechanical : SimGraphics
Vision Based - Enough for Animation ?