Motion Capture Specialist

4 Months ago • All levels

Motion Design

Job Description

As a Motion Capture Specialist, you will be responsible for on-set recording work and delivering motion capture data to the animation team. Your responsibilities include setting up and facilitating Mocap and Pcap recording sessions, delivering clean mocap data, collaborating with other teams, developing Mocap and Pcap processes, writing documentation, and maintaining capture facilities. The role requires excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and good communication skills. You must be a team player and willing to provide support for efficient capture sessions. This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring presence in the office.

Good To Have:

Experience using the Vicon capture system.
Experience providing post-shoot support.
Knowledge of Perforce.
Knowledge of programming languages.
Willingness to help the team.

Must Have:

Experience in motion capture recording sessions.
Knowledge of Performance capture software (Vicon, OptiTrack, StretchSense, Maya, MotionBuilder).
Willingness to experiment with new technologies.
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
Good communication skills in English.
Ability to support the team for efficient capture sessions.

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With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Motion Capture Specialist, focused on on-set recording work and responsible for recording and delivering mocap to the animation team.

Responsibilities

Setup and facilitate Mocap and Pcap recording sessions, including helping to set up the capture volume and preparing actors for capture.
Deliver and export clean mocap data to animation teams
Work closely with other teams to help deliver the highest quality Pcap (including for instance Machine Learning, Cinematic, and DevOps)
Help develop Mocap and Pcap processes
Writing and updating documentation
Assisting in the upkeep and maintenance of capture facilities and equipment (including hardware and software updates, washing, drying and storing mocap suits, etc.)

Requirements

Experience taking part in motion capture recording sessions (of any level)
Good knowledge of Performance capture software (Vicon, OptiTrack, StretchSense, Maya, MotionBuilder)
Readiness to experiment with new technologies and software to meet development requirements and limitations
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills with a keen attention to detail
Good communication skills in spoken and written English
You are a team player and able to support other members of the performance team to conduct efficient capture sessions and provide pre and post-shoot support.
Experience providing some degree of post-shoot support (of any level)
This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.

Nice to have

Experience taking part in motion capture recording sessions, specifically using the Vicon capture system, within a professional environment (as opposed to educational or training environment)
Experience providing some degree of post-shoot support (including mocap data cleaning within a professional environment)
Knowledge of Perforce
Knowledge of programming languages (C++, C#, Python)
Willingness to chip in and help out the team outside of your usual skillset or job description

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