Capstone Project
Students group up and form a virtual production pipeline in order to develop creative media (a game, short film, etc.) over the course of two semesters using the graphics applications they have learned.
PROJECT INCLUDES:
▪ Motion Capture
▪ Asset Creation and Animation
▪ Music composition and creation
▪ Voice acting
▪ Narrative + Environment Design
▪ Story Architecture
▪ Virtual Camera Composition
▪ Character Design and Creation
▪ Sound Design
THE TOOLS:
▪ OptiTrack optical volume
▪ OptiTrack's Motive software
▪ Unreal Engine 5
▪ Livelink (plugin)
▪ Autodesk Maya
▪ Substance Painter
▪ Premiere Pro
▪ After Effects
▪ Photoshop
▪ iClone
▪ Character creator
Producer and Director:
Kathryn Szypulski
Esther Hoffman (Voice):
Michelle Viard
George Hoffman (Voice):
Isaiah Richburg
Jim (Voice):
Hunter McCoy
Dave (Voice):
Hunter McCoy
Esther Hoffman (Motion Capture):
Chloe Siegel
George Hoffman (Motion Capture):
Sonya Reznikova
Editors:
Aaron Bravo
Kathryn Szypulski
Sound Mixer:
Treston Rush
Audio Editor:
Kathryn Szypulski
Model Designers:
Aaron Bravo
Kathryn Szypulski
Devon Whittier
Motion Capture Technicians:
Aaron Bravo
Dayana Shuler
Kamal Mcallister
Witness Camera Operators:
Francesca Arthur
BTS Photographer:
Devin Washington
Animator:
Kathryn Szypulski
Choreographer:
Sonya Reznikova
"Stormy Weather" written by Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler performed by:
Kathryn Szypulski
Lisa Blair-Hawkins
"Blues in F" written by Evan Szypulski performed by:
Evan Szypulski
I worked closely with the producer/director on this project in the pursuit of creating a successful animated short film using the motion capture technology available at GSU's CMII. The producer/director developed a working pitch document and script within her first semester, and we and the rest of the team took on most of the pipeline work during the four-month period of her project's second semester. The team worked together to efficiently move things along the pipeline due to tight time constraints and the result is this project which has received high praise and was chosen to present at the CMII's student showcase. I 3D modeled the flowers, radio, bookshelf, and chuppah (more below). I worked with the producer/director on editing the footage together and creating BTS content. I also did in-engine camerawork and consistently provided input throughout the production of the project, especially during our motion capture session in which I worked as a mocap technician which included starting and preparing the volume/cameras, linking the mocap data into UE5, marking the suits, and troubleshooting when markers failed or fell off.