Cleaning and Character in Motion Capture Portraits
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- ISEA2011: 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art
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- Data Disinformation
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- Cleaning and Character in Motion Capture Portraits
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Panel: Data Disinformation
Susan Sloan has researched extensively the use of motion capture in animation associated with gaming and special effects. In this paper she will focus on the post production ‘cleaning’ process erasing glitches in movement comparing her aim to show signature gesture and character in her subjects in contrast to the stylized movement associated with industry technigques. Susan Sloan is able to develop the language of portraiture and likeness through image and movement. Analogous to traditional notions of portraiture, drawn or painted, at the core of these animations is a representation of the sitter. She will explore these portraits which are produced within the context of painting, animation, video and sculpture. They draw from all of these practices and whilst entirely constructed in 3D software the motion of the subject is recorded from real life. The works become a record and an interpretation at the same time. The relationship between the recorded data and manually animated and sculpted forms becomes significant. The portraits are not just an interpretation of the external visible characteristics of the sitter but also a document of their existence.
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