Located at the world famous Pinewood Studios, Centroid boasts one of the industry’s largest and most advanced facilities available today. Established in 1996 and with over a decade of experience in Full Performance Capture, Centroid offers both full optical and head mounted camera solutions to suit the ever changing requirements of entertainment industries. As live action and VFX production pipeli
nes move ever closer, Centroid continues to develop internal solutions for the live pre-visualisation of actor performances within digital assets and plates, utilising both fixed and hand held virtual cameras. Centroid’s Full Performance Capture pipelines are capable of recording (five +) performers simultaneously and with locations like Pinewood other areas of expertise such as audio recording and prop building are never far away. Centroid’s comprehensive list of facilities and services, from production pre-visualisation to finished post production animation, along with a strict secure data environment, ensure they deliver on time, to the highest quality and with project security guaranteed. In-house software ‘Trimmer’ enables clients to analyse all previs and video reference material simultaneously (time synced and cost automated) before ordering captures. An inventory of 192 hi-resolution Motion Analysis cameras allows Centroid to shoot on location simultaneously to in-house. Offering both truss mounted and tri-pod configurations, bespoke performance volumes to capture animals, or shoots in more unusual environments such as ice rinks, equestrian centres and tennis courts are always possible.
