The Performance Capture Podcast

Emily began her career working on commercials and movies in the Bay Area.  After moving to Los Angeles, she worked with the late Mali Finn on such films as Terminator 2, True Lies, and Titanic  for James Cameron, L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys  for Curtis Hanson, The Matrix  for the Wachowskis, and The Client, A Time to Kill, Batman Forever, and Tigerland  for Joel Schumacher. Her video game cr...

Victoria chats to the incredible performer and movement choreographer Terry Notary who has contributed so much to the performance capture industry.  Notary's first career was as a performer with Cirque du Soleil. His first job as a stunt movement coach was on Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Director Ron Howard was hiring Cirque gymnasts for the film, and after sufficiently impressing Ho...

Victoria chats with Ella about the differences between acting in tv/film and in the volume. Ella Balinska, known for her leading roles in Charlie's Angels (2019), Run Sweetheart Run (2020) and Resident Evil (2022), and THIS YEAR will star as the protagonist Frey Holland in Square Enix’s brand new IP Forspoken for PlayStation 5! @squareenix @playstation     Ella was born in London, UK and lives in...

Victoria sits down with highly acclaimed and credited performance director and storyteller, Tom Keegan. His work includes AAA franchises, including Battlefield , Star Wars , Wolfenstein , Call of Duty , Resident Evil, Need for Speed , Mirror’s Edge , VR titles Archangel and Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners . He received a BAFTA nomination for his work on Wolfenstein: The New Colossus and his produ...

Samantha is Victoria’s UK agent! You don’t want to miss this incredible conversation with these two powerhouse women of the performance capture industry. It is educational, insightful and ultimately inspiring. Samantha Dodd has been working in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. During this time, she has been involved with many productions that have won both BAFTAS, EMMYS and Royal Telev...

Rohit’s endless enthusiasm for all things animation and performance capture is intoxicating – you will absolutely love this episode! Victoria chats with Rohit about his work at Ubisoft, Mumbai and his incredible journey into working in performance capture animation plus we learn why Joey is his favorite Friends character. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victoria talks with performance capture talent Maggie Macdonald. Maggie began her career as an actress and stuntwoman in NYC and has expanded into stunt coordinating and fight directing for both film and video games. She tells us about her journey and work on The Last of Us II plus balancing work and mom life! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It has finally happened! Richard Dorton and Victoria get a chance to talk shop in this long-awaited interview. Richard Dorton of The Mocap Vaults, stuntman, coach, mentor, director, dancer and THE MOCAPMAN tells us about his journey into this industry and what inspires him to give back to a community that has given so much to him. In his words, if you’ve played a video game, you’ve probably killed...

Victoria talks with Julia Bianco Schoeffling who is the COO of The Halp Network and a voice and performance capture casting director. Recent performance capture casting credits include  UFC 4 ,  Madden NFL 21 ,  Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond,   Crucible , and many others that we can’t mention just yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victoria has an in-depth discussion with filmmaker and game creator, Christian Cantamessa. Christian is widely known as the lead writer and designer on Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games). For his work on R.D.R., the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences honored Christian with an award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction. His company Sleep Deprivation Lab, Inc. is a consulting firm f...

In this episode Victoria sits down with powerhouse talent, Debra Wilson who is probably best known for her eight seasons on the former FOX late night sketch comedy series, MADtv. Years later, she’s making her most creative and passionate mark in the Industry, through a wide range of voice over and Performance Capture projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Victoria chats to female performance capture producer Ajae Clearway! Ajae began specializing in performance capture in 2009 and has developed customized production protocols as a producer and AD for AAA game franchises including; Battlefield, Madden, Just Cause, Wolfenstein, Star Wars and other confidential games and movies that she can’t tell us about just yet! Stay tuned! Hosted...

Victoria talks with Troy Baker an American voice actor and musician, known for portraying the lead characters in many, MANY video games. He is currently best known as Joel in The Last of Us but his list of credits is extensive not only in games but in Anime and in the Marvel franchise where he’s voiced Hawkeye and Loki. He’s a legend in the gaming world and has the credit of not only voicing Batma...

Victoria Atkin chats to Marla Rausch, founder and CEO of Animation Vertigo, a motion capture animation service provider with locations in the US and the Philippines. She is passionate about giving back to organizations, particularly those that support the entrepreneurial spirit and mentor girls and women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Victoria Atkin chats to Bryan Dechart who hardly needs an intro to the gaming community - he and his lovely wife, Amelia Rose Blair (A guest on Season 1) are fan favorites and seasoned performance capture actors. Bryan is an American actor and Twitch streamer best known for his role as Connor in the game Detroit: Become Human. He also played Eli Chandler on Jane by Design and starred in the f...

In this episode Victoria chats with Janina Gavankar who is no stranger to the world of on-camera acting boasting a successful career in television and feature films but her true passions are video games and music - she’s a trained pianist,vocalist and percussionist. Yep, she’s all that and a cool nerd to boot. Some of her latest successes include video game: Star Wars: Battlefront II, Apple TV ser...

In this episode Victoria chats to Demian Gordon, a pioneer in the field of Performance Capture. He’s been capturing and manipulating data longer than many of us have been on the planet. His extensive feature film credits, to name a few, include: The Watchmen, I Am Legend, Hancock, Beowulf, Monster House, The Polar Express, The Matrix II and Matrix III, as well as numerous television and video game...

In this episode Victoria talks with Katie Lydon, a Virtual Production Supervisor at Centroid Motion Capture located at the world famous Pinewood Studios in London. Katie has worked in the VFX industry for nearly three years now. Just a few of the titles she’s worked on include: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, F1 2019, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Pacific Rim 2. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

In this episode Victoria talks with TV, Film and Performance Capture Actor, Roger Clark about his experience on the Motion Capture stage and his advice for actors who want to get started in this field. Roger Clark is an Irish American actor and producer best known for his performance of Arthur Morgan in Rockstar Games’ RED DEAD REDEMPTION II for which he won the 2018 Game Award for Best Performanc...

In this episode Victoria talks with TV, Film and Performance Capture Actress Amelia Rose Blaire about her experience on the Motion Capture stage and her advice for actors who want to get started in this field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Victoria talks with Senior Performance Capture Technician Gerardo Corona Sorchini about his experience on the Motion Capture stage and his advice for individuals who want to get started behind the camera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Victoria talks with beauty expert Mara Levarre about working as a makeup artist in Performance Capture. Victoria chats to Mara about her experience on the Motion Capture stage and her advice for makeup artists in this field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Victoria talks with cinematics director and visual effects supervisor Aladino Debert about his experience directing performance capture and his advice for directors and actors who want to get started in this field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Victoria talks with TV, Film and Performance Capture Actress Patricia Summersett about her experience on the Motion Capture stage and her advice for actors who want to get started in this field. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Victoria talks with cinematics Director Ismael Auray about his experience directing video games with Ubisoft and Guerrilla Games and his advice for directors and actors who want to get started in this field.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.