“Barclaycard Waterslide” by The Mill
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 02
Title:
- Barclaycard Waterslide
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- The Mill
Description:
“Waterslide” was a logistically challenging project, and The Mill was involved from an early stage. It was filmed on location in Brazil with The Mill’s VFX Supervisors overseeing the shoot.
The Mill used 2D and 3D elements to achieve the most realistic results. The team worked on all areas, from lighting and render-ing complex surfaces on a huge scale to animation of the character inside and his interaction with the water around him. They completed over 110 shots, including preliminary tests to construct the perfect waterslide network, and the final touch was added to “Waterslide” in Telecine with a hyper-real grade in the Baselight.
Hardware:
BOXX computers running, GNU/Linux Fedorra Core 8
Software:
3D Software: Softimage XSI, Proprietary Waterslide Pipe Layout software
2D Software: Flame, Shake, After Effects
Additional Contributors:
Director: Peter Thwaites
Product: Barclaycard
Post Production: The Mill
Producer (The Mill): Liz Browne
Lead Flame: Jonathan Westley
Flame Assistant: Adam Lambert
Telecine: Adam Scott
3D Producer: Miles Petit
3D: Hitesh Patel, Jordi Bares, Rick Thiel, Richard Costin, Sergio Xisto
Technical Director: Andy Nicholas
Agency: BBH
Creatives: Gary Mcreadie, Wesley Hawes
Creative Director: Pete Bradley
Producer: Nerine Soper, Angela Zabala
Production Company: Gorgeous
Director: Peter Thwaites
Director of Photography: Marcello Durst
VFX Supervision: Austen Humphries, Hitesh Patel
Producer: Anna Hashmi
Editing Company: Work
Editor: Neil Smith
