Shocap Entertainment transforms virtual character performances with latest live-streamed concert
Cutting-edge CG and motion capture technology combine for a stunning, real-time, noir-themed jazz night. (c) 2020 Shocap. All Rights Reserved.
Vancouver, BC, November 17th – Shocap Entertainment, the leading Entertainment and cross reality production company, is set to reveal its virtual restoration of Vancouver’s historic Palomar Supper Club to present Jill Barber and her Phantom Jazz Band – live-streamed on Friday, November 20th.
Audiences will witness an immersive musical experience that combines virtual characters and XR technology, as they’re transported back in time through the doors of a long-since demolished live music venue. The final show is an entirely unique take on a live-streamed concert, imitating the intimacy of the 1930’s Jazz club by combining mixed reality with real-life performance and creating a band of performing virtual characters.
Formed with the combined forces of Animatrik and Lifelike & Believable, Shocap aims to transform the way we experience live entertainment, with this latest project showcasing the myriad of possibilities offered by mixed reality.
The performance is built using green screens, motion capture suits, and 50 motion capture cameras at Animatrik’s state-of-the-art Burnaby studio, with jazz singer Jill Barber performing in the virtual space.
Shocap’s propriety tool, RingMaster, unifies the different technologies, with the final images generated using the Unreal Engine. Optitrack, Ncam Technologies, and NVIDIA were also essential tools in the pipeline. The accompanying ghost band is powered by cutting edge, motion capture technology, projecting the CG musicians in real-time, with CG slow dancers appearing on the venue floor.
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Athomas Goldberg, Executive Director at Shocap “All of the big famous jazz acts of the day came through there. You’ve got Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, The Ink Spots, just a long list of the who’s-who. We’ve really intended to give you the feel of what a club was with a lot of references and homages to the Palomar.”
Brett Ineson, Executive Director at Shocap, comments: "A live Augmented Reality Jazz show with Jill Barber on the Animatrik stage. Great music combined with motion capture, Unreal Engine, camera tracking...Everything we are passionate about all at once. This is incredibly fun for the Shocap team."
Jazz singer, Jill Barber “This is a completely new experience for me as a singer, working with the talented Shocap and Animatrik team has transformed the way I see music performance – my fans can enjoy my songs from home and with friends during a unique live immersive experience. It's incredible!"
Date: Friday, November 20th, 2020
Time: 6pm PST/ 9pm EST
Price: $16 CDN per ticket including s/c
Tickets for the live virtual performance are on sale now at www.jillbarber.com. Fans are able to purchase tickets, register for access, and then stream live performances in high definition from the comfort of their homes or on the go.
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About Shocap Entertainment
Created in partnership by Lifelike & Believable and Animatrik, Shocap Entertainment produces live cross-reality entertainment using real-time visual effects technology and on-stage human performance to create unique shared experiences simultaneously performed in front of live audiences, 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. www.shocap.com/
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