Nice breakdown from Fido.
Two hikers encounter a deer by a picturesque creek. Fido did CG manipulation of a stuffed animal to create the illusion of a living (and rather rude) deer.
Agency: Jung von Matt
Production company: Tony Petersen Film
Fido VFX crew:
Producer: Claes Dietmann
VFX Supervisor and CG artist: Anders Nyman
Tendril has recently produced a 3D character animation commercial for Petro Canada. The connection to Sweden is that Tendril hired Olov Burman of Göteborg, to make the Storyboard and Animatic. Olov brought Chistina Sidoto in as a Freelance Character Animator to help him animate the characters and cameras. Christina is resident of Sweden for a year and a half, but originates from the NYC area.
AD, CW: Sarah Quinto, Julia Forrester
Agency Producer: Lauren Sloan
Director: Tendril
Creative Directors: Chris Bahry, Alexandre Torres
Executive Producer: Kate Bate
Producer: Mary Anne Ledesma, Suzy Bradshaw
Coordinator: Leah Wesolowski
Storyboard & Animatic: Olov Burman
Character Design: Rodrigo Rezende
Beaver Design: Vini Nascimento
Animation: Olov Burman, Christina Sidoti
Rigging: Nick Miller
Technical Director: Ben Pilgrim
Modeling: Vini Nascimento, Ben Pilgrim, Rowan Simpson, Marcin Porebski
Textures:Brad Husband, Rowan Simpson
Lighting & Render: Brad Husband
Editing: Steve Manz of Relish Editing
Music: Eggplant Collective
If you haven’t seen this wonderful and funny promo for “Sharkweek – King of summer” for Discover, check out Important looking pirates shark and water frenzy.
Also check out the latest iteration when Rob Lowe joins the fun
All environments and sharks done in CG by ILP.
http://winners.canneslions.com/2014/craft_film/entry.cfm?entryid=3742&award=2
| CLIENT: | UBISOFT |
| PRODUCT: | GAMING PROMO |
| ENTRANT: | MPC LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
| TYPE OF ENTRY: | FILM CRAFT |
| CATEGORY: | VISUAL EFFECTS |
| ENTRANT COMPANY : | MPC LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
| ADVERTISING AGENCY : | SID LEE PARIS, FRANCE |
| PRODUCTION COMPANY : | STINK LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
| NAME | COMPANY | POSITION |
| VFX | MPC | VFX |
| CHRIS ALLEN | MPC | VFX PRODUCER |
| FRANCK LAMBERTZ | MPC | VFX SUPERVISOR |
| FABIAN FRANK | MPC | VFX SUPERVISOR |
| STEPHANIE KARIM | MPC | VFX LINE PRODUCER |
| MARK GETHIN | MPC | COLOURIST |
| ADAM BERG | STINK | DIRECTOR |
| SYLVAIN THIRACHE | SID LEE PARIS | EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR |
| DANIEL ABENSOUR | SID LEE PARIS | ART DIRECTOR |
| MARTIN WESTBERG | SID LEE PARIS | ART DIRECTOR |
| JOHAN JEANSSON | SID LEE PARIS | COPYWRITER |
| THOMAS LAGET | SID LEE PARIS | AGENCY PRODUCTION DIRECTOR |
| YAËL GUETTA | SID LEE PARIS | AGENCY PRODUCTION MANAGER |
| BEN CROCKER | STINK | PRODUCTION COMPANY PRODUCER UK |
| SYLVAINE MELLA | STINK | PRODUCTION COMPANY PRODUCER FR |
| MATTIAS MONTERO | MATTIAS MONTERO | DOP |
| DAVID MARK LEE | STINK | PRODUCTION DESIGNER |
| PAUL HARDCASTLE | TRIM | EDITOR |
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Brief Explanation:
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| In this epic live-action and VFX fueled game cinematic, we follow the assault of a Galleon by pirates from the depths of the sea to the very top of the mast. Every level of the ship shows us the torments of this era and the intricate detail shows why a man might take the life of piracy – to free himself from the absurd rules dictated by almighty empires.
The film comprises of a vertical long camera sweep, starting underwater, crossing the decks of the boat and appearing on the upper deck, climbing the mast to end on Edward and the Black Flag, the strongest symbol of the Golden Age of Piracy. In the end, Edward stands on top of it all, the king of the hill, free – almost a peaceful image. The last scene unleashes the brutality of Edward, a glimpse of his wildness. |
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Creative Execution:
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| Ships burn and men are mercilessly slain in this brutal cinematic which seamlessly blends epic live action with complex VFX techniques. The ambition was to capture much of the action in-camera and then integrate bespoke and highly complex VFX to create a gritty, yet realistic spot that keeps the authenticity of the game intact.
The interaction of the live action footage between the CG and 2D environments is paramount – with a high level of detail taking place in the foreground, mid-ground and distance as we pan-up through the ship. During pre-production a full 3D pre-vis was created of the ship and the concurrent camera move. The opening eerie underwater environment was filmed in a tank. The floating men were captured on five different plates, which were composited together and enhanced with light effects, debris and bubbles. The boat hull, as the camera transitions upwards, is CG. The high-action scenes above water are a clever mix of in-camera action and integrated shot and 2D elements. The intensity of the action required separate plates, utilising green screen and the set, which were composited together. Matte painting was used for extensive set extensions and boat environments. Realistic particle and water effects were created from scratch. The addition of CG fog and smoke elements give the impression that the camera is in the thick of the action. The final stunning wide shot was created by concept artists using matte painting; complete with burning ships, palm trees and a cloud filled sky. |
Some mixed new stuff from Magoo in Söderhamn – from some fluid sims to some logo action,
CG whales and misc vfx from the stopp team
We had a great time creating this Libresse commercial together with director Robert Nylund of Social Club, the script called for whales, jetpacks and ostriches! We collaborated on all the technical solutions together with Robert beforehand, and put it all together after the shoot. We built a detailed digital hump back whale, integrated it with the ocean, added ice bergs, as well as the entire under water shots, except for the actress of course, which was shot in a pool.We simulated smoke, flames and sparks for the jetpack, removed wires, and composited a rather complex split-screen to get the three girls riding ostriches in the same shot.
New breakdowns and Updates from FIDO.
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive BTS – the Moa and the Harpagornis
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive BTS – Resurrecting the Dodo
Synoptik – Zebra
Erikli – BTS
Audio quattro Olympia polar bear
Audio quattro Olympia snow leopard
Three new reels and CG baby is the latest updates from ILP in Stockholm.
Check it out!
Some epic new shark action from ILP, very funny as well if you understand Swedish
VFX: ILP
New stuff for ComeOn from VA
Together with the marketing department at ComeON we came up with their new campaign for 2014. As ComeON´s slogan is “Sweden´s nicest online casino company” we wanted to create a magical world without the classical online casino bling-bling. With a mix of live action plates and integrated CG and 2D animation, we think that this commercial will stand out within the competition.
We had fun creating all the different characters and we´re looking forward to find out what they will be up to in the future.
CREDITS
Client: ComeON
ComeON marketing dept: Jonas Daag/Joakim Ståhl
Production company: Visual Art Creative Studios
Director: Laurent Clermont
Exec. Producer: Jörgen Lilja
Producer: Hampus Gunnarsson
D.o.P: Simon Rudholm
Props: Tobias Allanson
VFX Supervisor: Calle Granström
2D: Peter Blomstrand, Carl Johan Hasselrot
3D: Henrik Eklundh, Jonas Ekman, Jonas Skoog, Pontus Garmvild, Simon Rainersson
Sound: Red PIpe