Trident Motion Capture Lab

Hollywood’s Hub for Innovation, Education & Production in Motion Capture

Join our monthly meetups and events where industry pros, students, and innovators connect, share ideas, and experience the latest breakthroughs in performance capture.

Attend in person by invite or join us online from anywhere in the world.

Upcoming Events

Open Mocap Sessions $100 / hour

Work Your Demo Reel - On Our Stage

Think of it as an “open gym” for actors. Book our motion capture stage by the hour and shoot live-to-tape performance footage in Unreal Engine, using our reference camera setup inside one of our prebuilt virtual sets — no production crew, no per-day production rates.

You walk away with clean, presentable footage of your performance in a real-time 3D environment, ready to edit into your reel. Limited introductory pricing at our Hollywood mocap lab.

Where Technology Meets Talent

LA's premier performance capture training and production studio. Hands-on classes for actors moving into motion capture for video games and CGI film and television.

Train on professional-grade gear: Unreal Engine, OptiTrack and Manus. with instructors and guest directors who have shipped major game and screen titles. Capture the future of acting.

Mocap Tech Workshops With PeelDev

Learn The Technology Behind The Volume

Hands-on sessions run with PeelDev for artists, technicians and producers who want to know how a mocap shoot actually runs. Work directly with OptiTrack, Vicon, Xsens, Manus, Faceware, Unreal Engine, MotionBuilder and Maya on our Hollywood stage.

Cover the whole shoot day: volume calibration, marker sets, take management, sync and timecode, troubleshooting under pressure, and handing data off to post.

Live Improv. Live Gameplay. Live Motion Capture.

A live improv company and gameplay show performed in realtime motion capture, in front of a live audience. We're workshopping the format now on the Trident stage.

We're putting together the core team: performers, writers, directors, and realtime artists who want to help build it from scratch. Early days, no experience with mocap required.

 

Location

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Address: 1530 Highland Ave, Los Angeles California.

Facility

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NaturalPoint Motion Capture, Live Streaming, 20x30' capture volume.
Partners
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Mocap School Hollywood

Hands-on training for motion capture artists, performers, and technicians.

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18th Edition

Full-service production for motion capture, virtual production, and digital performances.

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Peel Software Development

Innovating and refining motion capture technology.

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Exploring the Future of Motion Capture

We are constantly experimenting with new tools, workflows, and best practices to push the boundaries of motion capture. From rapid content creation and AI-powered tools to cutting-edge virtual production techniques, our goal is to innovate and evolve the industry.

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Mark Andrews using the Peel Virtual Camera System

Let’s Build the Future

Whether you're here to train, shoot, or innovate, Trident Motion Capture Lab is the place to bring your ideas to life.