Timeline of Major Movies Using MoCap.

Total Recall [1]

Total Recall (1990) The film won a "Special Achievement Award" for its Visual Effects by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The revolutionary use of motion capture was accomplished for the skeletal CGI characters (moving behind an X-ray screen) in the subway shootout scene.

Lord of the Rings Series (2001-2013) - Golum (Smeagle)
Avatar (2010) (Navi people)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)- the monkeys
Pacific Rim (2013) - the robotic suits

Development/History Milestones [1]
  Technical Mathematic concepts

• 1960s Disney Imagineering uses mechanical “motion programming” for audio animatronics
• 1960s Bill Polhemus at Harvard University, magnetic tracker
• 1962 First human motion to drive a digital character, :ee Harrisons Animac

References

[1] http://www.motioncapturesociety.com/resources/industry-history
[2] http://www.filmsite.org/visualeffects14.html
[3]

Initial-Research: brainstorm/random findings

http://www.mocapclub.com/Pages/Uncharted%20Mocap%20Interview%2001.htm

Methodologies

equipment level

 

Important Names and Companies etc.

Waldo
Sim Graphics
rotoscoping

History of MoCap Sites:

Begins 1970s
http://www.motion-capture-system.com/resources/history.html
http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/motion_capture/history1.htm

Outline for CaseStudy: Motion Capture

Topic: Motion Capture  (Mocap)

Research Outline
 
Main argument: Motion Capture is as necessary to animate as animators.
 A lot of animation uses exaggerations in movement to communicate more clearly which may not come from motion capture, but a lot of live action realistic visual effects can conveniently get much needed realistic movement from motion capture technology.

demand
*
cost
  * increasing affordablility

• What are the general types of products or fields of study that use Motion capture

• Major companies involved in motion capture

• specific movies, games, or other products known for motion capture, and what role or purpose it had. (supporting evidence)

• Summary on how motion capture works, with diagrams and other visual aids.

• The outdated and earliest forms of motion capture and how it evolved to the present day most cutting edge innovations. 

• Methodologies

• equipment  price/performance levels and types.

• motion capture job/integration with visual effects companies. (support evidence)

• Specialties with in Motion Capture.

Conclusion/ closing.

• Currently used motion capture that was pretty successful.

• Key ideas about motion capture's impact on the market and society.

• Is motion capture an effective innovation. is it break-through or progressive.

• It captures real movemnts that is useful in more than just entertainment media.

• Motion Capture is more effective and flexible than previous techniques that are trying to achieve the same goals. realistic motion etc.

Introduction

Background Information

1. Location of Mt. Everest
2. Geography of the Surrounding Area
3. Facts about Mt. Everest
   1. Height of the mountain
   2. How the mountain was named
      1. Peak XV
      2. Joloungma (Tibetan name)
      3. Sagarmatha (Nepalese name)
   3. The number of people who have climbed Everest to date

Major Explorers Covered in this Paper

1. Sir Edmund Hillary
   1. First to reach the summit (1953)
   2. Led a team of experienced mountain climbers who worked together
2. Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas
   1. Norgay was an experienced climber and guide who accompanied Hillary
   2. Sherpas still used to guide expeditions
3. Rob Hall
   1. Leader of the failed 1996 expedition
   2. Led group of (mainly) tourists with little mountain climbing experience
4. The Impact Expeditions have had on Mt. Everest and Local Community
5. Ecological Effects
   1. Loss of trees due to high demand for wood for cooking and heating for tourists.
   2. Piles of trash left by climbing expeditions
6. Economic Effects
   1. Expedition fees provide income for the country
   2. Expeditions provide work for the Sherpas, contributing to the local economy.
7. Cultural Effects
   1. Introduction of motor vehicles
   2. Introduction of electricity
8. Conclusion
9. Example 1:
   Example Outline For Case Study
   
   I. Introduction
   
   • A. thesis: the main argument
   • B. subarguments
     • 1. shape of the content
     • 2. how everything interconnects
   II. Body
   
   A. argument/paragraph 1
   • 1. state the argument, in context of overall thesis
   • 2. evidence, support, examples
   • 3. tie off the argument
   B. argument/paragraph 2
   • 1. state the argument, in context of overall thesis and previous argument (transition)
   • 2. evidence, support, examples
   • 3. tie off the argument
   C. argument/paragraph 3
   • 1. state the argument, in context of overall thesis and previous argument (transition)
   • 2. evidence, support, examples
   • 3. tie off the argument
   III. Conclusion
   
   • A. draw all the arguments together to show how they support the thesis
   • B. make some broader speculations about the significance of it all

Week1_Motion Capture Topic

Motion Capture
is a bit expensive but effective fusion of live action and CG animation.
It also has evolved in the gaming industry and interactive media.

Vicon_established_company

A 25 yr old motion capture company probably could tell me a few things about the evolution of motion capture, which I will take a look at.
 http://www.vicon.com/
This is Vicon's website above.

From their case studies I realize that they have interest in medical purposes for their motion capture technology as well. One of their studies involves using the technology to improve surgical procedure for a cerebral palsy patient. This page opens up to all sorts of cases under educational, engineering, life sciences, and of course entertainment.

Software:

Blade
Cara
Tracker
        the first 3 are all motion capture software with various emphasis
Nexus
Body Builder- is a dynamic auto rigged model builder.
Polygon