“Arnie & Birnie” by Novak and Flaherty
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1995 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1995:
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Title:
- Arnie & Birnie
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Windlight Studios
Description:
Arnie, the blustering, brow-beating dog, is continually out-smarted by a parasitic flea, Birnie. Tired of Birnie using his body as a bed and breakfast, Arnie tries to put an end to Birnie, over and over again. Windlight uses motion capture to block out the overall movement, then animates on top of that data to achieve the more cartoony effects and motion expected of character anima-tion. The result is a hybrid of cartoon gags and subtle human movements
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Silicon Graphics Flock of Birds
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Windlight
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Windlight Studios, Inc.
Creative Director /Writer: Don Bajus
Technical Directors: Scott Dyer, Eric Flaherty
Principal animation: Ron Pitts. Joan Staveley
Lip sync & facial animation: Don Bajus, Evan Olson
Producer: Pam Lehn
Additional animation: Don Bajus, Eric Flaherty, Shannon Gilley, Julie Nelson
Models: Evan Olson, Joan Staveley
Color & lighting: Dave Novak
Software: Jeff Faust, Scott Dyer, Eric Flaherty, Rob Mclean
Sound design: The Echo Boys
Production assistance: Kelly McManus, Jean Moy
Motion Capture Technical Director: Eric Flaherty
Motion Talents: Don Bajus,
Stephan Geras, Ron Pitts, Joan Staveley
Proprietary, Alias Power Animator Special thanks: Alias Research