Stan Hom, an animator and fighter raised on HK cinema (Action Talks #2) from Action Talks with Eric Jacobus

Stan Hom, an animator and fighter raised on HK cinema (Action Talks #2)

53 minutes Posted May 5, 2023 at 10:14 pm.

Early interest in action

How he started in animation

Making character moves and key poses

Blocking out combat engine

Learning animation and first games

The gradual development of software/hardware

Working with motion capture

Got into boxing and training

Transferring real fighting to film/game fighting

Fighting styles, intention, influence

Approach to mocap shoot and directing

Finding performers and choreography

Violence and psychology

Why do characters fight

Hong Kong action vs American/Japanese action

Character development

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Stan Hom is a character animator for video games (Callisto Protocol, 2022), motion capture director (Mafia III, 2016), martial artist, and Hong Kong movie fan. He talks about how Hong Kong cinema affected his animation style and motion capture process. You can find his Moby Games profile here: https://www.mobygames.com/person/4285...

Timestamps:

00:00:25 Early interest in action

00:02:47 How he started in animation

00:03:52 Making character moves and key poses

00:08:11 Blocking out combat engine

00:11:15 Learning animation and first games

00:14:01 The gradual development of software/hardware

00:15:49 Working with motion capture

00:19:01 Got into boxing and training

00:21:31 Transferring real fighting to film/game fighting

00:24:09 Fighting styles, intention, influence

00:28:39 Approach to mocap shoot and directing

00:33:56 Finding performers and choreography

00:35:47 Violence and psychology

00:44:17 Why do characters fight

00:46:43 Hong Kong action vs American/Japanese action

00:49:57 Character development

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