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Preparing for Performance Capture #1
Citation
Delbridge, MJ, Preparing for Performance Capture #1, Video Journal of Performance, http://videojournalperformance.com/2013/11/04/preparing-the-actor-for-performance-capture-1/, 1 (2012) [Published Creative Work]
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Abstract
This video article articulates two exercises that have been developed to respond to the need for preparedness in the growing field of Performance Capture. The first is called Walking Through (Delbridge 2013), where the actor navigates a series of objects that exist in screen space through a developed sense of the existing physical particularities of the studio and an interaction with a screen (or feedback loop). The second exercise is called The Donut (Delbridge 2013), where the performer continues to navigate screen space but this time does so through the literal stepping through of a Torus in the virtual – again with nothing but the studio infrastructure and the screen as a guide. Notions of Motion Captured performance infer the existence of an interface that combines performer with system, separating (or intervening in) the space between performance and the screen. It is precisely the effect and provided opportunity of the intermediary device on the practice, craft and preparedness of the actor as they navigate the connection between 3D screen space and the physical properties of the studio that is examined here. Defining the scope of current practice for the contemporary actor is a key construct of this challenge, with the most appropriate definition revolving around the provision of a required mixture of performance and content for live, mediated, framed and variously captured formats. One of these particular formats is Performance Capture. The exercises presented here are two from a series, developed over a three year study that contribute to our understanding of the potential for a training regimen to be developed for the rigors of Performance Capture
Item Details
Item Type: | Published Creative Work |
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Keywords: | Motion Capture, Gaming, Performance Capture, Visual Perception, Actor Training |
Research Division: | Creative Arts and Writing |
Research Group: | Performing arts |
Research Field: | Drama, theatre and performance studies |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Arts |
Objective Field: | The performing arts |
UTAS Author: | Delbridge, MJ (Dr Matt Delbridge) |
ID Code: | 94624 |
Year Published: | 2012 |
Deposited By: | School of Creative Arts and Media |
Deposited On: | 2014-09-13 |
Last Modified: | 2014-10-06 |
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