Animazoo IGS-190-M Used in Two New Animated films

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Press Release from Animazoo

August 12, 2010 - Animazoo is pleased to announce the use of the IGS-190-M to capture movements for characters in two new animated films.

3 al Rescate, is a full length feature directed by Jorge Morillo and Luis Morillo produced by Dominican Republic animation studios Raycast Dominica and Antena Latina. It tells the tale of three friends, Frank the Chicken, Mauricio the Pig and Enrique the Goat who don't feel their destinies lie on the dinner plate. The IGS-190 was used to capture full body movements to be applied to a variety of characters throughout the film.

Watch the trailer for 3 al Rescate on Youtube [1]

El Duelo, a 4 minute short film created by Venezuelan visual effects and animation company Amorpheus C.A. impressed audiences at international animation festivals throughout June 2010 with its cast of gun slinging cows, a good-old Spaghetti Western style shoot outs and beautiful character animation.

Watch the trailer for El Duelo on Vimeo [2]

With it's superb accuracy and ability to be previewed in real-time, the Animazoo IGS-190 is the perfect motion capture solution to attain high quality data capture for animation. "We can make incredible animations thanks to Animazoo" says Jesus Barrios, director of El Duelo and head of Amorpheus C.A.

"Animazoo rocks!" says Jorge Morillo.

First Outdoor Sonar Motion Capture Shoot

The 'Motion in Place Platform' University of Sussex project has chosen Animazoo Sonar Hybrid technology to research and record the movement and interaction of humans at a variety archeological sites in the United Kingdom, beginning on a site near Silchester, Hampshire.

Previously when creating digital visualizations of sites or reenactments motion capture data would be recorded indoors with a mock up of the site. By utilizing an Animazoo 50 sensor sonar hybrid system along with two IGS-190 capture suits, MIPP can capture movements outdoors on location for the first time. This not only speeds up post production time but can also help researchers gain better understanding of the environments they are uncovering.

"By using the Animazoo Hybrid system we can really begin to see the link between humans and the historical sites. Shooting on location allows the digital animators, motion capture actors and archeologists to all visualize the site, the end result of course being highly accurate digital representations of archeological sites of interest."
- Martin White, School of Informatics, University of Sussex.