Mind's Eye Tribe

Action Actor's Academy

Be an action star!

At Mind’s Eye Tribe: Action Actor’s Academy, we teach performers the necessary skills to become well-rounded, working Action Actors. We specialize in Character Study, Action Fighting, Swords, Tactical (guns) and Creature Performance for Motion Capture Performance (MOCAP/PCAP), Film and Television. In addition to mastering new skill sets and sharpening their instincts, performers will learn essential rules, techniques and expectations to succeed on the motion capture stage and beyond. We produce versatile actors, action actors and stunt performers, who in turn bring their training and talent to the world.

Where do I start?

Motion Capture Essentials

If you want to be the best, then your training starts here.

Motion Capture Essentials is for the beginning or experienced actor, stunt, or physical performer wanting to understand and better prepare for work in Performance Capture.

Actors, Stunt-people and Specialty performers alike will benefit from the essential skills covered as they advance and evolve the craft so that you are fully prepared to understand everything involved with both Cinematic (cut scenes) and Navigation Performances (the full scope of movements needed to drive the characters in video games and film). Including the process, rules, and variables often associated with this type of performance capture.

Upcoming Classes:

Upcoming Master Classes

Jedi 7: The Seven Combat Forms of the Jedi ~Lightsaber Performance Class~

“This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight,” Obi-Wan Kenobi  Join us as we examine the Star Wars’ Lightsaber Fighting combat styles. In this class, we’ll explore the lore and styles of the seven canon lightsaber forms created for Star Wars by George Lucas and his incredible team. This class will prepare performers (and fans) for work in not only Star Wars, but in any fantasy setting where sword dueling requires more than just solid basics. Performers will gain an understanding of how to meld lore, tone, style and technique into a beautiful action based, storytelling tapestry.  Join Sword Maestro Terence Rotolo (Black Sails, Power Rangers) and TJ Storm (Vader Immortal, Jedi: Fallen Order) for an adventure into the Star Wars Universe as we focus on mastery of fantasy sword

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Upcoming Advanced Classes

April 2024

The Way of the Sword dedicates itself to teaching you how to help bring these legendary stories to life by learning basic swordplay strikes, parries, footwork and reactions as well as the on-set weapon etiquette to keep you safe during your choreography training and final performance.
Beast Mode helps you to understand the different body types, movement ranges, and mindsets that will allow you to begin creating characters that are the definitive keystone in Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror genre performance.

May 2024

The Hero's Journey examines the emotional states, and thus the physicality, that defines Heroic performance so that your auditions and performances are sharp, and crystal clear.
Action for Actors will help get you up to speed in the basic skills and information that Actors, Action-Actors, Stunt Performers and Creature Performers ABSOLUTELY NEED to perform basic fighting and reactions in the Action genre.

The Tribe at Work

Mind's Eye Tribe members are actively working on AAA games, feature films, tv shows, and so much more! Here's a look at some of their successes.

Motion Capture Ant Man TJ Storm
Godzilla Mocap TJ Storm
Falling Skies Mocap TJ Storm
Motion Capture TJ Storm as the Ultimate Predator
Groot Mocap TJ Storm
Colossus Mocap TJ Storm
Knack 3 Mocap TJ Storm
Mocap Avatar TJ Storm

Our Team

TJ Storm

Founder

Terence Rotolo

Sword Instructor

Van Ayasit

Action Instructor

Jon Wong

Tactical Instructor

Clint Foley

Administration

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