Short Courses for Adults

Acting for Motion Capture

Key Information
  • Suitable for

    Mixed, age 18+

  • Dates

    Monday 5 – Friday 9 August, 2024

  • Tuition

    Full-time

  • Location

    Downside Road, Bristol & CAMERA Motion Capture Studio Bath

  • Cost

    £590

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Overview

The intensive, 5-day Acting for Motion Capture course has been designed as a practical exploration of the technical demands, professional expectations and functional operations of a full performance capture shoot. This course will further your skills and knowledge to succeed in one of the fastest growing sectors of the performance industries.

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Highlights

Familiarise yourself with basic principles, technology, suits, head-mounted cameras and functions of all the hardware behind a professional motion capture shoot;

Arm yourself with practical knowledge, terminology and performance styles needed as professional actors from a business perspective;

Prepare to take on a motion capture audition or job, having gained practical experience by working with industry professionals.

This is a full-time, five-day course, running from 09:30 to 17:00. The first three days and the morning of the fourth day will be taught in our studios at Downside Road. The remaining day and a half will be taught at CAMERA Motion Capture Studio, Bath.

Course Leaders

Joshua Archer is a working Cinematics & Narrative director

Jessica Jefferies (CDA, CDG) is a Casting Director, who specialises in casting for video games, animation, film and XR

They have previously worked with Disney, Pixeltoys, Guerrilla, Creative Assembly, Maze Theory, Cloud Imperium, Ninja Theory, Axis Studios, Moonbug Entertainment, NETFLIX, RADA, The Imaginarium Studios, East 15 Acting School, Framestore, University of Portsmouth, Future of Storytelling, Relic, Reflectoe, Rocksteady, Meta, GamesWorkshop and Saber.

I absolutely love working backstage. It was something I had never done before arriving at BOVTS and I'm so grateful for the opportunity. Madi Barncoat, BA Costume Student