Also called: Mocap Tech, Mocap Operator
Runs the cameras and suits that record actors' movements to drive digital characters.
A mocap tech helps a performer into a suit covered in reflective dots, calibrates dozens of cameras around a stage, and cleans the captured data so animators can use it.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Technical training or animation background.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Computer Animation, Game Design.
Growing faster than average. Growing with games and virtual production.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI markerless capture from video replaces some suits and stages; high-end mocap sessions still need technicians.
Classes: Computer science, Physics, Physical education, Electronics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-4099.
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