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Ascension’s magetic and optical trackers capture human motions for animating characters for television, film and computer games. The process saves animators time and money maximizing creativity and profit margins. Over 500 projects have used Ascension Motion and ReActor systems to capture motions. Their success should give you confidance when considering next-time motion capture equipment.

Articles of interest to Animators:

  1. The rise of a new Art Form - The Birth of MoCap
  2. Maximizing your Investment with Motion Capture Equipment.
TV MOVIE AND GAME CREDITS
 

BROADCAST TELEVISION


Antefilms, Inc.: Funky Cops - Internationally broadcast animated series
TF-1: Tribal X - Animated series, France
Zinckernagel & Co. A/S: TriGirlz - Music video
REN-TV: Dyatlows - Animated Series, Russia
The Learning Channel/PBS: Jay Jay the Jet Plane - Animated series
FOX: Donny & Marie Show - Virtual Bill and Hillary Clinton live-on-air
Fox: Donkey Kong Country - Animated series, and kid's magazine show Planet Donkey Kong.
Antefilms, Inc.: Code Lyoko -Animated series
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: NetSmartz Characters - Internet safety website
Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group: Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles - Animated series
BBC Choice: The Dog & Dinosaur Show - animated series, UK
PBS/3D Creations: Crinkleroot - Animated series
Ray Kurzweil: Ramona - Live performance animation
Hanna Barbara: Top Cat - Animated series
Nickelodeon: Hey Arnold
CBS Kids: Wheel 2000
CNN - Larry King Live: Virtual Doonesbury character, Duke, live-on-air

ZDTV: Tilde & Dash - Animated series

MTV: Cyber Cindy Show / Men in Black Musicvideo
K-Racter: Bill, animated Co-Host of Le BigDil, a French TV gameshow on TF1
K-Racter: "Cleo", "Broz", "Bert the Fish" - European animated TV characters
Modern Cartoons: Basil Basset
Windlight Studios: Short Stack
Foundation: Creature work on UPN's Star Trek: Voyager
Steve Oderkerk: ABC TV Special
CBS: Weldon Pond - sitcom
Modern Cartoons: Dr. Scratch, Dancing Hottie, Hip Hop Comic with a bad attitude
Swedish TV 1000/Modern Cartoons: Hilbur & Company - Animated series
Colossal Pictures: Blockhead animated sequence for MTV's Liquid Television
Lamb & Company:Crash Dummies animated TV show.
Spans & Partners: Dancing Mouse
 
And many more:
 
  • US MIlitary/Boston Dynamics: DI Guy - Dismounted Infantry Simulator
  • Spectrum Studios/Virtual Ventures: Ms. AIAS, animated co-host of Martin Short at the 2000 AIAS Awards Show
  • ABC: One Saturday Morning "nutcase" characters.
  • Chris Landreth/Alias/Wavefront: Siggraph Electronic Theatre performance The End.
  • 3VR: 3D Adventures of Sailer Moon - Animated series
  • Canadian Broadcasting Company: "Dot" of CBC Kids TV
  • MSNBC: Dev Null animated co-host of The Site with Soladad O'Brien
  • Mr. Film: Suzy the Sex Therapist
  • TV Azteca: Summer Olympics - Ponchito virtual commentator

TELEVISION ADVERTISING


Windlight Studios: Mattel Barbie, and Toys TV commercials
Lambsoft: Monopoly - TV commercials
Ogilvy & Mather/R. Greenberg Assoc.: Dancing Sports Car - Shell Gasoline TV Commercial
Pillsbury: Pillsbury Doughboy - TV commercials
A&S Animation Studio:American Cancer Society - TV Commercial
Radio Shack (Circle R Group): Battery Man and Charge Boy - TV Commercials
Pacific Tile Mirage Studios: "Captain Crunch" & "Maytag" - TV commercials
Kellog's Keebler Elves
K-Racter: Johnny Chimes Peacock - NBC TV promo
New York Nicks: TecNick - TV promo
Windlight Studios: Donny The Kite Flying Kid - TV Commercials
Lambsoft: Donnie Domino - TV commercial
Stromboli: Award winning Spanish TV commercial    
And more:    
  • ZDTV: Stock Exchange IPO
  • NBA: "I Love This Game" TV promos
  • Alaris: TV Commercials, Spai
   

MOVIES

Kleiser Walczak: Judge Dredd
Sony Studios: HideAway
Lucas Films: Star Wars Prequels and 3D CG commercial

Baumgarten/Hahn Film Production: Werner 3, an Animated French Feature

Mr. Film: Fantastic Four
And more:
  • Mr. Film: Dr. Scratch from The Magic Seven home video
GAMES (Console and PC)
EIDOS: Tomb Raider - Playstation game
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: The Getaway - PS2 game
Sony Computer Entertainment: Crash Bandicoot
MicroSoft: 3D Baseball - PC game
Z-Axis/MGM Interactive: 3D Rollerball
3VR: 3D Adventures of Sailor Moon
Toka: Legend -Sony Playstation game
Infogrames: Outcast - PC game
Z-Axis: Three Lions    
 
  • 2-Axis: College Hoops Basketball game
  • Daesong: Motion Movers for interactive videogames in Korea

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