Motion Capture & Facial AnimationSelected Work

  • Rogue Trooper

    Motion Grinder supplied HMC systems and an on-set crew for facial performance and synchronised audio capture on Duncan Jones’ animated Rogue Trooper film.
    Rogue Trooper square illustrated poster with orange title logo
  • Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    Motion Grinder provided HMC facial performance capture and cinematic facial animation for Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, working with Centroid and River End Games through an Unreal Engine MetaHuman pipeline.
    Hanna looking to the side in Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

    Motion Grinder contributed HMC support, motion capture, facial animation and technical production expertise to MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
    Indiana Jones and supporting characters against a golden background on the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle cover

Explore selected Motion Grinder projects, from on-set facial performance capture with head-mounted cameras (HMCs) to cinematic facial animation and technical production support.

Experience Our Team Brings

Before joining Motion Grinder, members of our team contributed individually to some of the world’s most recognizable games and films. These are personal credits earned in previous roles, not projects delivered by Motion Grinder as a company.

Avatar (2009) film poster featuring a blue Na’vi face

Avatar

Feature Film · 2009

Individual credits

Weta Digital

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) poster featuring Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Feature Film · 2012

Individual credits

Weta Digital

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) film poster

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Feature Film · 2011

Individual credits

Weta Digital

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League character poster

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Official Reveal Trailer · 2020

Individual credits

Goodbye Kansas Studios

The Avengers (2012) film poster

The Avengers

Feature Film · 2012

Individual credits

Weta Digital

Helldivers 2 poster showing soldiers beneath a blue planet

Helldivers 2

Intro Cinematic · 2024

Individual credits

Goodbye Kansas Studios

Silent Hill 2 remake poster featuring a woman’s face above a lone man

Silent Hill 2

Video Game · 2024 Remake

Individual credits

Goodbye Kansas Studios

The Adventures of Tintin (2011) animated film poster

The Adventures of Tintin

Animated Feature Film · 2011

Individual credits

Weta Digital

Resident Evil 2 (2019 remake) video game cover

Resident Evil 2

Video Game · 2019 Remake

Individual credits

Goodbye Kansas Studios

District 9 (2009) film poster

District 9

Feature Film · 2009

Individual credits

Weta Digital

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ensemble film poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Feature Film · 2014

Individual credits

Weta Digital

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ensemble film poster

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Feature Film · 2014

Individual credits

Weta Digital

    Previous Work

    • Rogue Trooper

      Motion Grinder supplied HMC systems and an on-set crew for facial performance and synchronised audio capture on Duncan Jones’ animated Rogue Trooper film.
      Rogue Trooper square illustrated poster with orange title logo
    • Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

      Motion Grinder provided HMC facial performance capture and cinematic facial animation for Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, working with Centroid and River End Games through an Unreal Engine MetaHuman pipeline.
      Hanna looking to the side in Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream
    • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

      Motion Grinder contributed HMC support, motion capture, facial animation and technical production expertise to MachineGames’ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
      Indiana Jones and supporting characters against a golden background on the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle cover
    • Fallout 4

      Set in a post-apocalyptic Boston, Fallout 4 takes place in 2287, 210 years after a devastating nuclear war. Players step into the role of the Sole Survivor, emerging from Vault 111 to search for their kidnapped son while navigating the dangers of the Commonwealth.
      Power armour helmet on the Fallout 4 cover
    • Ryse: Son of Rome

      Ryse: Son of Rome follows Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier seeking vengeance for his family’s murder.
      Roman soldier with a raised sword on the Ryse: Son of Rome cover
    • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

      Wolfenstein: The Old Blood serves as a prequel to The New Order, diving deeper into B.J. Blazkowicz’s journey to uncover a Nazi conspiracy involving supernatural artifacts.
      Armed characters against a red background on the Wolfenstein: The Old Blood cover
    • Wolfenstein: The New Order

      Wolfenstein: The New Order re-imagines an alternate 1960s, where the Nazis have emerged victorious in World War II. As B.J. Blazkowicz, players lead a resistance to overthrow the oppressive regime, navigating a story filled with personal sacrifice, complex characters, and moral dilemmas.
      Masked soldier against a red background on the Wolfenstein: The New Order cover