workflow
To achieve a believable performance, a professional dancer interpreted the original music directly within the filmed environment.
Wearing a motion capture suit, the dancer’s choreography was recorded to capture timing, weight, and expressive nuance.
The protagonist, Augusto, was subsequently scanned using a dedicated volumetric capture system to obtain a complete digital replica of his body.
After rigging, the recorded motion data was transferred onto the scanned character, allowing the digital double to perform the choreography while preserving the identity and physical presence of the actor.
This section presents the different stages of the process side by side, revealing the transition from live performance to final digital character.
Compositing
The compositing phase integrates all production layers into a unified visual sequence.
The workflow includes the original dancer footage, motion capture dummy data, scan segmentation masks, the fully reconstructed digital actor, standalone particle simulations, and final lighting integration.
Color grading and layering were progressively refined to merge physical footage and CGI elements, culminating in the final image where performance, scan data, and particle system coexist seamlessly.