Aurora: A Modern Myth (Live at the MAC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 Oct - 2 Nov)

Henry Melki; Alec Parkin; Brian Coyle; Mike O'Callaghan; Eoghain Meakin; Una  Nic Eoin; Emma  Jordan; Dominic  Montague; Ciaran  Bagnal; Mary Tumelty; Katie  Richardson; Rosie McClelland; Paula O'Reilly; Codie Morrison; Joseph Catney; Declan Paxton; Scott Meekin; Ronan McManus; Meghan  Tyler; Conor O'Donnell; Thomas Finnegan; Maria  Connolly

Aurora: A Modern Myth (Live at the MAC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 Oct - 2 Nov)

Henry Melki (Artist), Alec Parkin (Designer), Brian Coyle (Designer), Mike O'Callaghan (Designer), Eoghain Meakin (Designer), Una Nic Eoin (Producer), Emma Jordan (Creator), Dominic Montague, Ciaran Bagnal (Designer), Mary Tumelty (Designer), Katie Richardson (Composer), Rosie McClelland (Designer), Paula O'Reilly (Artist), Codie Morrison (Curator), Joseph Catney (Designer), Declan Paxton (Curator), Scott Meekin (Designer), Ronan McManus (Producer), Meghan Tyler (Performer), Conor O'Donnell (Performer)Thomas Finnegan (Performer), Maria Connolly (Performer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Performance

Abstract

These series of live performances, at the MAC in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a the result of the research and development activities that were achieved through the XRNetwork+ research grant. These performances ran from 24th October until the 2nd of November.

This production demonstrates the integration of virtual production techniques that are tailored for live theatre performance. The virtual pipeline was implemented and embedded through the presentation of two main digital characters that were controlled in real-time and projected alongside the live performers.

The characters are a talking badger, that was controlled with Facial Motion Capture and an Xbox controller, and an ethereal tree, that was projected on a prop and the stage. The tree's features (including colour, animation, and Visual effects) were rendered and controlled in real-time.

The Ulster University research team also defined the specialist skillsets that are required for the performances. This lead to the establishment of two job roles that were taken by a Games Design student and an Animation Graduate.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	The MAC (Belfast)
Publication status	Unpublished - 24 Oct 2024

Bibliographical note

XR Network+ Virtual Production in the Digital Economy provides funding and support to researchers working in virtual production technologies.

Keywords

XRNetwork+
Virtual Production
Animation
Games Design
Visual Effects
VFX
Theatre
Live Performance
Real-time Rendering
Digital Characters
Digital Puppetry
Character Animation
Motion Capture
Unreal Engine

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Melki, H., Parkin, A., Coyle, B., O'Callaghan, M., Meakin, E., Nic Eoin, U., Jordan, E., Montague, D., Bagnal, C., Tumelty, M., Richardson, K., McClelland, R., O'Reilly, P., Morrison, C., Catney, J., Paxton, D., Meekin, S., McManus, R., Tyler, M., ... Connolly, M. (2024). Aurora: A Modern Myth (Live at the MAC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 Oct - 2 Nov). Unpublished. Performance, .

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Aurora: A Modern Myth (Live at the MAC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 Oct - 2 Nov)

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

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Aurora: A Modern Myth (Live at the MAC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 24 Oct - 2 Nov)

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Other files and links

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Activities

Creative Problem Solving Using Virtual Production Techniques

Virtual Production pipelines training for Theatre

Live Stage Testing of Virtual Production Techniques for Theatre Pipelines

Research output

Aurora: A Modern Myth (Live at the An Grianan Theatre, Port Rd, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal)

Bridging the physical and the digital: Developing a Virtual Production pipeline for theatre affordances

Press/Media

New play uses gaming tech to bring characters to life

Projects

EPSRC Funded - The Development and Full Integration of VP Pipelines Adapted for Theatre Affordances

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