Hollywood-caliber mocap at the fingertips: ActorCore blazes the stage for mass protest productions.
Orlando-based Monkey Chow Animation Studios presents Riot, released on ActorCore, the leading online 3D content store. As a highly anticipated theme, Riot is a motion pack for drama and action scenes where crowds express anger, take part in disorderly conduct and intense confrontations.
Riot Brings a Spotlight to a Gripping Discourse
Embodying the spirit of Selma, Born on the 4th of July, The Hunger Games, and recent global flare-ups marked by widespread social and political unrest, Riot is a dynamic motion capture pack comprising 61 tumultuous sequences. Tipping the intensity scale are depictions of public protests and clashes with authorities, ranging from peaceful marches with placards to confrontations with law enforcement clad in riot gear.
Riot encompasses a spectrum of actions, including hoisting signs, police presence, and engaging in physical altercations such as shoving and throwing debris. This diverse array of motions enables crowds of characters to effectively convey outrage, offering a level of speed and convenience that minimizes production time and costs compared to live-action shoots featuring a crowd of extras within an on-site set-piece.
Get Behind the Scenes to Witness the Dedication
Monkey Chow Animation Studios is a leading motion capture company headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with a catalog of notable motion packs, including Run for Your Life and Bank Heist. Each animation within these packs is meticulously captured by skilled stunt performers in state-of-the-art facilities, showcasing a combination of expertise and creativity. Explore the behind-the-scenes footage to witness the dedication and innovation that goes into each production.
Monkey Chow Mocap Pulls Out All the Stops
In motion capture, it is crucial for cameras to capture as many of the performer’s bodysuit markers as possible. Consequently, the production team had to create specialized props for mocap to minimize occlusion. In one instance, a stand-in shield was crafted to replicate a police shield, featuring only the contact points required by the actors. This puts the emphasis on the performers’ imagination, as rendered objects may appear larger than they do on stage.
“Riot needs to cover all the moves, from a peaceful protest to an all-out street war between demonstrators and police. We put together a team of experienced stunt professionals, and they helped us block out a lot of the fight scenes.” said Jeff Scheetz, Monkey Chow.
Fast Crowd Generation Presented by ActorCore and iClone
Select from a diverse collection of over 400 fully-rigged, animatable 3D characters available in the ActorCore asset store to build an extensive crowd as ambient extras. Alternatively, users can easily “clone” their animated bystanders within iClone, forming a surge of angry citizens marching, waving, and shouting.
This pack is ideal for generating seamless crowd scenarios, as all walking motions are loopable. When integrated with iClone 8 Crowd Simulation, users can effortlessly spawn characters with diverse protester animations, rapidly assembling a sizable public demonstration scene. Merge motions, such as those found in Run for Your Life, to create chaotic moments, facilitating the swift creation of a dramatic riot scene for use in games and films.
iClone Advances Motion Editing
The Riot motion pack encompasses a range of intense interactions, including throwing, pushing, fighting, making arrests, and using police shields to disperse crowds. Each of these actions demands adept handling of objects or involves human-to-human interactions made possible with iClone, the user-friendly software for easy editing and refining of animations. For enthusiasts, Reallusion offers complimentary mocap editing courses to assist users in mastering the creation of realistic interactions.
Immediate Riot Motions on Demand
Users have the flexibility to utilize these 61 motions independently or seamlessly integrate them with other motions using iClone’s advanced motion editing features. All motions come with a 100% royalty-free license and can be exported in FBX or BVH formats for integration into real-time game engines such as Unity, Unreal, CryEngine, Game Maker, and more. Why wait? Explore Riot motion pack now in the ActorCore 3D Store!
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