THE MOCAP VAULTS
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THE WORLD'S PREMIER PERFORMANCE CAPTURE SCHOOL
The gold standard in training for motion capture acting, directing and production. We have headquarters in London and Los Angeles, and all our staff are veterans of the industry that bring their extensive insight and experience to every class.
Recognised by studios, game developers and VFX houses around the world, we have helped dozens of students to book work in the industry,
Performing for Motion Capture
Our Co-founder John Dower and Head of Canadian operations Pascal Langdale have co-written the first definitive guide for Performers, Animators and Directors wanting to work in Motion Capture. Published by Methuen Drama, this guide will be available from June 2022. The book includes interviews with twenty five mocap experts from around the world, including The Mocap Vaults core teaching team - Oliver Hollis-Leick, Richard Dorton, Gareth Taylor, Paul-William Mawhinney, Marc Morisseau and America Young. You can pre-order here.
SECRETS OF VIDEO GAME ACTING
A 70 minute educational video that takes an in depth look at the techniques used by professional Performance Capture actors when creating characters for video games. We take a look at physicality, how to quickly create a variety of characters, how to work with locomotion move-lists and how to adapt your existing acting skills to this very specific mode of performance.
OUR SUCCESS STORIES
We're very proud of the fact that over forty of our alumni have found work in the industry since training with us.
Credits include Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Destiny: Rise of Iron, Pacific Rim and dozens of other games and movies.
UPCOMING CLASSES
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OUR CURRICULUM
We know what it takes to make an exceptional talent, with over thirty of our students having now found a place in the industry. Our comprehensive curriculum ensures we produce the best in the business, performers we can be proud to promote to clients and studios.
Intro to Performance Capture Acting
A day with veterans of the mocap world, Gareth Taylor and Paul William Mawhinney, building a solid foundation for working in performance capture.