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Character Animation: Stuart Messinger on Performance, Storytelling, and Believability

About The PODCAST

Are you an actor, mover, maker or creative, who has a passion for movement and performance?  Are you in need of some creative inspiration and insights from the industry?

If you tell a story through movement, whatever the shape or form then you are in the right place. We are ready to share with you a range of inspiring and insightful conversations from some of the best loved movers and makers in our field. 

We will chat with actors, movers, dancers, choreographers, directors, and many other like minded creatives all sharing their expertise, inspirations, creative processes, creative challenges, insights, career highs, and lows and so much more.

We’ve Got You WHEN IT COMES TO:

  • TV, Film, Theatre, Animation, VR, you name it we'll talk about it!

  • In all its beautiful shapes and forms.

  • Need some creative inspiration, we've got you.

  • From behind the scenes to creative processes and journeys. We'll be sharing it all.

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Character Animation: Stuart Messinger on Performance, Storytelling, and Believability

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Episode 04

Finding your unique style and niche as a Movement Director


The origin and evolution of Shapes in Motion

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Episode 02

Meet your host Sarah Perry


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Meet your host Stephen Moynihan

All About YOUR HOST Sarah Perry

Sarah is a movement director, movement and performance coach and motion capture director working predominantly in Film, TV and Animation, she is also the founder and creative director of Shapes in Motion.

Recent credits include; Movement Coach on upcoming Film ‘The Salt Path’, released 2025. Movement Director and Performance Coach on ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic’ for Universal Epic Universe, opening in 2025. Movement & Motion Capture Director for Award winning VR ‘In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats’ directed by Darren Emerson currently on an 18 month UK tour 24/25.

Other credits include: ‘The Burning Girls’, ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 3.  ‘A Discovery of Witches’ Season 2 & 3, ‘Dream’ a Live Motion Capture/Online Virtual Production for The Royal Shakespeare Company,, ‘Jupiter Ascending’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’
@sarahperrymovement

All About YOUR HOST
Stephen Moynihan

Stephen is a movement director, choreographer, intimacy and creature movement specialist, with a diverse career that stretches across theatre, television, and film. A native of Ireland, Stephen is a graduate of London Contemporary Dance School.

With a performance career that extends over two decades, he has had the privilege of collaborating with distinguished creatives such as Robert Eggers, Declan Lowney, James Wan and Akram Khan amongst others. His movement and choreography can be seen on TV shows such as Ted Lasso and House of the Dragon and on stage with UK tours of The School for Scandal and Frankenstein.
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What’s on In the Studio

We host regular monthly workshops at the prestigious Sadler’s Wells Studios in London. Designed to provide the very best creative stimulus, training and exploratory space for actors, dancers and movements specialists alike

A Helpful Blog; Behind the Scenes - Stories of a Movement Coach

Snippets and details of what goes into preparation, rehearsals and production when working with actors, movement, character and performance by Sarah Perry

Where Movement and Community Meet

Welcome to The Shapes in Motion Troupe, a thriving Community of Actors, Movers & Makers who are really making moves in our industry. Membership opens twice per year; Spring and Autumn.

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Do you want to be a guest on the Shapes in Motion Podcast or want to nominate someone? We would love to hear from you. Get in touch if you have any podcast or other Shapes in Motion related questions