Motion capture sound stage hosts live XR show.
June 1, 2022
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Author: Instinctively Real
01 June 2022: Shocap Entertainment, the cross reality entertainment production company, and The 7 Fingers, the international contemporary arts collective, collaborate to bring the hybrid ‘LiViCi’ show, Carry Me Home, to Animatrik Film Designs’ motion capture sound stage.
Carry Me Home is a fantastical experience that incorporates circus acts, live music performance and explores the boundaries of imagination through technology - a live and virtual journey into the creative mind of singer-songwriter Didier Stowe. This groundbreaking performance is available to experience online, via a video stream and with virtual reality headsets, or in-person, exclusively at the Animatrik Film Design Studios in Burnaby, Vancouver - Saturday, 4th June 2022.
In-person attendees at the Animatrik Film Design Studios will have a direct view of the theatrical performances, with motion capture technology being implemented by on-stage performers as they puppeteer their digital avatars in real-time to interact with the virtual environments.
Online audiences will have the choice to experience Carry Me Home in one of two ways: through a video live stream presented in a movie-like format, or to become further immersed into the world of the show with the use of virtual reality headsets. VR attendees will be able to move around the virtual arena and experience the show from a range of points of views - including through the eyes of the circus performers on stage.
“Since 2004, Animatrik has pushed the boundaries of what virtual production is capable of, and we’re incredibly excited to be working with The 7 Fingers to debut the ‘Carry Me Home’ show at our Vancouver studios. Merging the real with the virtual is what we’ve always strived to achieve, and the LiViCi show has the potential to present CG graphics to a live audience in a way that has never been seen before. It’s a perfect example of what happens when tech enhances storytelling and pushes the realms of imagination,” Brett Ineson, co-founder and executive director, Shocap Entertainment and CTO, Animatrik Film Design
“Our ambition is to entertain all audiences simultaneously with stunning hybrid live entertainment which excites and inspires the imagination. Through our 4-Audience Model of in-person performance, livestream video, interactive gameplay, and immersive VR, we’re pioneering new ways for audiences everywhere to come together, be entertained with quality productions and experience our events at any one time,” Athomas Goldberg, creative director, Shocap Entertainment
Carry Me Home features live music by Didier Stowe, a world-renowned acrobat turned singer-songwriter. The show is a tribute to the mind’s incredible capacity to imagine, dream, and create — a truly unique human trait that connects us all, presented in an inspiring, meaningful, and uplifting way. The cross-reality presentation opens up new ways for audiences worldwide to come together and be immersed and entertained in unison by a live, interactive performance.
Showtimes & Ticket Purchases:
In-Person
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022
Vancouver in-person: 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm PDT
Onstage at Animatrik Film Design Studios, 4088 1st Avenue, Burnaby, B.C.
International livestreams: 2D Livestream, Interactive 3D
Vancouver and San Francisco: 1:00pm and 6:00 pm PDT
Montréal: 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm EDT
Paris: 10pm and June 5th 3 am CET
London: 9:00 pm and June 5th 2:00 am BST
New Zealand: June 5th 8:00 am and 1:00 pm NZST
Tickets: Purchase on The 7 Fingers website https://7fingers.com/shows/creations/carry-me-home
In-person, Animatrik Film Design, Vancouver: CAN$25.00 per person
Interactive 3D Experience: CAN$15.00 per person
2D Livestream: CAN$10.00 per person
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About Animatrik
Headquartered in Vancouver, Animatrik is the leading provider of motion capture, previsualization, and virtual cinematography services. With the largest independent motion capture sound stage in North America, and an expert team of technicians and visual effects artists, Animatrik is a proven provider of motion data for many of the world’s most successful CGI-heavy films, TV series, and games to date.
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About Shocap Entertainment
Created in partnership by founders of Lifelike & Believable Animation Design and Animatrik Film Design, Shocap Entertainment produces live cross-reality entertainment harnessing real-time visual effects technology and on-stage human performance to create unique shared experiences simultaneously performed in front of live audiences and online audiences connecting from VR headsets, gaming PCs and video streaming services. Each production draws from the contributions of multiple creative voices, with experienced collaborators from live performance, film, animation and video games. Visit www.shocap.com to learn more about #TogetherExperiences.
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About The 7 Fingers
Created in 2002, the 7 founders set out to redefine circus by stripping down the spectacle to its thrilling essence. The contemporary company tells stories using death-defying acrobatics with a life-affirming theatricality that is unique to The 7 Fingers. The company has expanded from its own signature touring shows to creating theatrical experiences as diverse as the very artistic directors themselves: original productions varying from intimate one-man shows to large-scale arena performances, Broadway musicals, artistic collaborations, production design and direction, Olympic ceremonies, fashion, art and music events, immersive experiences and much more. Fascinated by the human condition, The 7 Fingers create performances that celebrate our world, our time and our humanity.
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