The Vancouver and Toronto based Animatrik studio, provider of performance capture and virtual production solutions for film, television, games and animation, has signed an agreement with next generation soundstage and virtual production studio NantStudio, expanding its operations into the United States.
Founded in 2001, Animatrik runs motion capture, previsualisation and virtual production services via an expert team of technicians and virtual production services. Recently, Animatric provided camera tracking, motion capture suit and simulcam technology for Warcraft movie. Other films in its credits include The Jungle Book, Suicide Squad, and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.
Animatrik, president and CTO, Brett Ineson, comments: “Signing with NantStudio is a game changing move for Animatrik, and presents the studio with even more capacity for our performance capture clients. We’re extremely excited by the opportunities this expansion offers to our growing list of VR production partners. NantStudio, coupled with Animatrik’s virtual production technology is the perfect environment for VR/AR productions.”
NantStudio, a next generation soundstage, is 62ft by 116ft and is fully kitted out for a range of virtual and traditional productions. The stage is wrapped with a 360º pre-lit green screen, which features pre-rigged targets with tracking markers optimized for virtual productions.
At NantStudio, Animatrik will be offering a wide range of services for Virtual Production. Further expanding its performance capture solutions with high resolution, markerless, surface capture of the face at 60 fps. Capturing the surface of the face over time delivers the most accurate digital double of an actor’s performance.
“We’re thrilled to join forces with Animatrik, a leader in motion capture animation. Our state-of-the-art studio combined with Animatrik’s advanced skillset will bring some of the most innovative technology in the industry to Culver City. We look forward to working collaboratively to develop a broad pipeline of projects in big cinema and television and importantly, create highly skilled jobs in the greater Los Angeles area,” says NantStudio, president, Michele B Chan SoonShiong.
NantStudio recent productions include HBO’s Silicon Valley, HBO’s The Comeback, Food Network’s Star, and National Geographic’s Cosmos.
