For the first week back we were introduced to 'PeCap' (Performance Capture). For this semester we would look into PeCap which is the total recording of a performance (body and face) without cuts (single take) using a motion capture system. For our PeCap assignment, we will begin working with an Unreal Engine MetaHuman rig and use Autodesk Maya for our pipeline.

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I started by watching the lecture Dr Kennedy posted and taking important notes to reflect on, such as what inertial MoCap is, passive and active MoCap and what the course would entail. I then checked what performance sequence I was assigned, which was Officer Fred Crowley from frames 1941 to 2200. I downloaded the exemplar Miri action breakdown and then opened the rar file and trimmed the video to only show my frame sequence. My goal for this semester was to be up to date in all my courses and spend dedicated time on each subject equally. As Dr Kennedy said you can't multitask but you can always make small consistent efforts. The checkpoints would be very beneficial for staying up to date as I would have to submit before a chosen date, which would help motivate me to complete each task and stay on track.