Untitled Fight Scene

2023

Untitled Fight Scene is a 3D animated short fight scene that follows two characters fighting in a dream-like train setting. This fight was choreographed and performed using Motion Capture and implemented in Unreal Engine.

    • Production

    • Designer

    • Animator

    • Motion Capture Technician

    • Motion Capture Performer

    • Unreal

    • Blender

    • Motion Builder

    • Motive

DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN

On Untitled Fight Scene, I led the set design, lighting, and animation work to bring the short’s energetic sequences to life. First, I choreographed the fight, thinking about dynamic movement drawn from real martial arts such as karate and Muay Thai. Next, I analyzed famous fight choreographies from media such as Creed, Rocky, Karate Kid and Superhero movies to adopt camera blocking and composition that added to the tension and energy of the fight. I wanted the viewer to be ringside, moving along with the fight with the camera as a character of its own. After making a storyboard of the sequences, I used placeholder models to make a 3D animatic that showcased each shot with dynamic poses and framing.

My team then got to recording the motions in the studio, individually capturing each animation in Motive. I then retargeted the recorded animations to the skeleton of the characters created by my teammate. The models and animations were ready to be implemented into the scene. After splicing the animations and implementing them into the existing camera shots, I animated the camera to follow the movements in cinematic style, using techniques such as camera shakes, aerial cameras, and over-the-shoulder cameras to give the scene personality and stakes.