Gravitys Out-of-is-World Mocap

OXFORD - T-Series motion-capture cameras from Vicon, the motion-capture technology specialists for the entertainment, defence, life sciences and engineering industries, were used on the 3D science-fiction thriller and space blockbuster Gravity.

Gravity was directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Alfonso Cuar n. It stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts who dramatically survive the mid-orbit destruction of a space shuttle and attempt to return to Earth. It was released in early October in the US, achieving a record-breaking opening weekend.

Framestore invested in the T40 cameras and integrated them with Blade - Vicons innovative data-capture and data processing system - to help create complex and extremely realistic visual effects. The pinpoint accuracy of todays motion-capture cameras have given directors the confidence that they can now deliver on their creative vision, said Imogen Moorhouse, CEO of Vicon.

As Mark Hughes said in a Gravity review for Forbes, Youve never seen anything like the visual experience of this film. Its akin to the visual effects leaps represented by 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, and Avatar. So realistic and breathtaking, in fact, that youll forget youre watching special effects, and feel as if the movie were actually shot in space.

This was Framestores most ambitious project to date and involved working with world class actors. So the motion capture had to be in the same league, with to-the-point accuracy and the best post-processing flexibility. Equally, it was important that the crew were familiar with the technology and it would work exactly as expected. The Vicon cameras enabled outstanding clarity and realism in an unfamiliar environment, making the unknown appear familiar and believable, said Ben Guthrie, motion-capture supervisor at Framestore.

Moorhouse concluded: Its great to see the extraordinary results that have been achieved by Framestore using Vicon technology. They should be truly proud of their work on Gravity and we are delighted that they will be using our system on another hotly anticipated sci-fi film, Jupiter Ascending.

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