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Senior Project

Title: To Thunderous Applause

Pitch:

Using Motion Capture to capture a ballerina's dance moves. The character model will then be composited onto a cg enviorment

Story:

As the viewer is enthralled by the mysterious dancer on the lake a storm is being summoned in the background. As the dancer reaches the climax a strike of thunder occurs and she vanishes in to the water of the lake, leaving the viewer to suffer the storms consequences. 

Want to be Involved? 

Looking to recruit the following skills: 
  • Water Simulation
  • 3D Character Rigger

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Pre-Viz

Animatic

PreViz Boards

Rough Storyboards

Red: Logistic notes | Purple: Dancer notes

Environment

CG Environment

  • Location Style: Cove with large mountains, very still- mirror like water, distant fog, desaturated

  • Sky: Dawn, cloudy with single lightning strike

  • Aesthetic: Foggy, vast, calm, lonely

Environment for Paige copy.jpg

Environment Concept Art By Sophie Martin

Character Model

Character Model

  • Face: Eyes shut + lower face veil (cover up there will be no facial animation) - Beaded veil

  • Hair: Bun (No hair dynamics)

  • Dress: Flow-y, Cape/Traditional Hanfu Sleeves, Empire ballet style dress fusion

Ballerina Character for Paige render 6.jpg

Second Pass WIP

Character Concept Art By Sophie Martin

Motion Capture Plans

Motion Capture

  • Choreography: Classical Ballet focus 

  • Staples: Large range of motion, sweeping arms and lifted legs, gentle jumps

- Aesthetic: Ghostly, light, somber

  • Actor/Dancer: Kaiya

MoCap Stage BTS

Music

Music

  • Time: 1:30 - 1:45

  • Mood: Somber, haunting, increasing tempo leading to cut off climax

  • Biggest References: Poison Tree by Grouper (Instrumental), La Petite Fille De La Mer by Vangelis

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