Wayne Brady Live 3D Animated Improv
The Dreamin Live Animation
Presented by
Joy Gohring, Bruce Lazarus& Patrick Ford
Copyright 2010 Virtual PB&J LLC
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Our vision is to combine the best of live theatre
with the best of video game technology
to create an interactive experience that
surprises, impresses, and entertains.
2A dream world is created where you can watch the actors on
stage transform into live animation right before your eyes
The DreamEnter a world where reality becomes a dream.
Audience members share real life experiences that we transform
into live animation right before your eyes.
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If youve seen Avatar, you have seen performance capture. Here is
a short example from the making of Avatar. (show movie)
That was how its done in Hollywood. We will be doing this live
on stage for our production Dream Maker4
The Venetian Theater Stage
The working stage area is approximately 12 x 24 with 15 to
riggingExample stage configuration for live studio audience
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The Venetian Theater Stage
A wide screen format projector will throw from the back wall
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The Venetian Theater Stage
The 9 x 16 screen will drop above head level behind the working
area
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The Venetian Theater Stage
The audience will be able to see both the screen and the improv
actors
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The Venetian Theater Stage
The actors will be fitted with motion capture suits
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The Venetian Theater Stage
An array of cameras will collect the motion capture data
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The Venetian Theater Stage
The data will be fed to a computer to produce the rendered 3D
image
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Live Demo with Joy
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Environments
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Characters
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The Dream
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OZ
26An off stage operator runs the control panelSelect scenes,
characters, and propsOz acts as our 4th improvisorAndcan direct the
sceneChoose cameras and angles
The Dreamin Live AnimationEnter a world where reality
becomes
