Mortal Kombat Martial Arts Motion Capture at Animatrik Film Design

Vancouver, BC - July 24 2011

Animatrik Film Design Welcomes New Operations Manager

Vancouver, BC - November 22 2010

Animatrik Film Design of Vancouver, British Columbia is pleased to announce the appointment of new Operations Manager Ben Lumsden.

Having been an integral part of the team for many motion capture shoots over the past couple of years Mr. Lumsden is no stranger to the Animatrik family.  Ben will be responsible for pre-production, production,  and post production operations along with communicating client driven challenges throughout.   



Animatrik Founder Brett Ineson said, "Ben has had a rich and varied experience with motion capture, with roles that Include system operation, post production editor,  associate producer, hardware tech and even acting.  You need a little passion for the medium to fit in at Animatrik and Ben sets the new standard."

Ben Lumsden can be reached at ben.lumsden at Animatrik.com and 604.484.1506

Performance capture panel to include Animatrik's founder Brett Ineson

PGA, VES and Motion Capture Society Present

Performance Capture Technology

Hosted by Dreamworks Animation 

The PGA, VES, and Motion Capture Society present a panel to explore the latest advancements in Motion Capture Technology.   From Virtual Cameras to Virtual Worlds and beyond, we will explore the virtual camera technology that was developed for James Cameron’s “Avatar” and Tim Burton's “Alice in Wonderland” as well as Facial Capture Technology used on “Avatar” and in the Broadway production of “Shrek the Musical”.  The Motion Capture work done on “District 9” will also be presented. 

To kick off the event we will get a “sneak peek” of DreamWorks Animation’s motion capture facility along with a live action demo of the “Measurand ShapeTape and ShapeHand” technology.  Then our panelists will creatively enlighten us with real solutions and insights and know-how to capture "human performances".

MODERATOR:  Demian Gordon - Chair of Motion Capture Society

PANELISTS: 

Manny Francisco – DreamWorks Animation – Real-time facial capture for “Shrek the Musical”
Brett Ineson  - Autodesk - Magic Mirror Technology - Animatrik - Body capture for “District 9”
John Root -  Imagemovers Digital – Solving Pipeline and Capture Technology for “A Christmas Carol”
Corey Turner - Sony Imageworks – Onset Virtual Camera for “Alice In Wonderland”
Glenn Derry - Lightstorm - Virtual Camera and Helmet used on “Avatar”
Stephen Rosenbaum - Weta – Facial Capture Pipeline for “Avatar”

DATE :	THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2010
TIME:	6:30 PM -   Registration/Meet and Greet – Light Refreshments 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Tour of the DreamWorks Motion Capture Stage 7:45 PM - 9:30 PM -  Event
PLACE:	DreamWorks – Campanile Theater 1000 Flower Street Glendale, CA 91201
FEES:	Free for VES, PGA and Motion Capture Society Members, all Academy, ASC, DGA Members (discount fee $10)    All non-members ($20.00 fee)



Animatrik tackles "District 9" Motion Capture Requirements

 Vancouver, BC August 14, 2009 -- Vancouver based Image Engine Design Inc, the visual effects studio responsible for the alien animation in the Peter Jackson produced, Neill Blomkamp directed "District 9", selected Animatrik as the main Motion Capture facility.

"Having a high end motion capture solution in Vancouver gave Dan Kaufman and Steve Nichols (Image Engine's VFX Supervisor and Animation Supervisor) the ability to be on stage and in the studio within the same working day. This allowed for the flexibility and efficiency needed to consistently deliver on our shot production schedule" says VFX Producer Stefanie Boose.

Animatrik provided a capture, solving, retargeting, and data translation solution to deliver stage performance requirements for Writer/Director Blomkamp's alien characters. Rounding out the team was Ben Burden Smith, from Goldtooth Creative, who was on hand to support Neill as motion capture First A.D.

"Image Engine considered all the motion capture options in Vancouver as well as Los Angeles prior to selecting Vancouver based Animatrik. The Animatrik crew was fast, thorough and a pleasure to work with" says Shawn Walsh, Image Engine’s VFX Executive Producer.

Animatrik performed the capture using Vicon's latest generation T160 Cameras.  The T160, with a resolution of 16 megapixels, allowed for accurately tracking the finest detail and the subtlest movements throughout the large volume required for the shoot.

"The collective level of experience in this collaboration really enabled this mocap project to land quietly on schedule with a result we are really proud of" says Motion Capture Supervisor Brett Ineson.