BrainBar Studio
Performance Capture Workshop 2025
BrainBar Studio is launching industry workshops from February 2025, where you can immerse yourself in digital universes with computer generated characters animated optically tracking human actors!
Our workshops are free to attend, for the betterment of the industry as a whole.
Why use mocap? What can it replace? How is it beneficial, and what does it require?
Together, through 7 workshop session, each focusing on a different aspect of performance capture, we will answer these questions. You will learn what it takes to integrate mocap into your next production, while networking with other Film-, TV-, and Games professionals.
You can participate in one or all depending on your goals and interests.
We welcome all functions; whether you're a director, DOP, 3D artist, technical operator, producer, performer or other, we encourage you to join.
Each week, a new host will run the session, along with guest speakers who will deliver presentations on their area of expertise, featuring case studies tailored to the session's topic. You’ll experience a varied day that’s both hands-on and informative.
The workshops are intended for in-person participation, and will be streamed live for remote audiences.
A session is approx. 4 hours, with a break at the midpoint.
Mondays from the 3rd of February to the 17th of March in our Mocap Volume at BrainBar Studio, Guldalderen 15, Hedehusene.
Sessions:
1: Introduction to Performance mocap
2: Planning, Production and financials when using mocap.
3: Workflow when recording mocap - new roles onset & pipeline
4: PREVIS, how to use mocap when previsualising
5: Acting in performance capture
6: Stuntwork in performance capture
7: Production for technicians
For more information on a specific session, see details below.
Course Details
Venue: BrainBar Studio, Guldalderen 15, 2640 Hedehusene, and online
Date: Every monday, 03 February - 17 March 2025
Time: 10:00–14:00
- Morning Coffee: 09:30–10:00
- Light Lunch: 12:00–12:30
This workshop is made possible with the support of Nordisk Film Fonden
#1 - Introduction to performance capture
Monday, 3rd February 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Host - Allan O
Instructors:
Rokoko - Overview of technology and suits.
Brainbar Team: - Character design , metahumans, FOSS & film
Morten Bartholdy - Guest speaker, Character design. general thougths
At this workshop we will ask and answer the questions:
- What is motion capture?
- Why use mocap, and what advantages does it bring?
- When to integrate mocap into a production ?
- How to approach the character design ?
Including an overview of our upcoming sessions.
More to be announced...
The program is subject to change without warning.