The performance tells a colorful story about Zmey Draconych, a bogatyr (epic hero) and a beautiful tsarevna (princess). The familiar character of Zmey Gorynych appears to the audience in a completely new image of Draconych. Throughout the show, the actor controls the movements of the character on the big screen using machine vision technology. It does not use sensors with tags and allows the audience to determine the facial expressions of the character. This provides for the simulation of the image of the animated character on the screen in real-time and reaction to the replicas of children from the audience, changing the details of the plot in the course of the action.

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An educational performance for children, in which their participation affects the further development of events

The method of animation of characters and objects, which has become essential for "Draconych", is used in the production of cartoons and the creation of special cinema effects. During the show, the actor controls the movements of the character on the big screen like a doll. Since three heads with different tempers played by one actor appear during the performance, the show uses voice modulation technology.

The whole performance is aimed at completely immersing the audience in a fairy tale. The post-show uses interactive technology, due to which each performance is unique in its own way since the scenario changes depending on the reaction of the audience. The guests fulfill tasks and guess the riddles of the Draconych. Depending on the answers, the plot changes — the show looks different every time.

The team

Technologies

3D animation

Unity

FaceWare Live

Sergey Ilyin

Director

Nikita Fomin

Software

Sergey Zhukov

Executive producer

Lilia Sharova

Producer

Lyudmila Polunina

Producer

Vladimir Taubkin

Animation director

Boris Polyak

Technical support

Anatoly Sharov

Producer

Violetta Khomyakova

Administrator

Vladislav Alexandrov

3D

Elisey Rodionov

Technical support

Alexander Chubenko

Technical support

Alexander Nigmatullin

Technical support