“BBC2 ‘Big Read’ Bookworms” by Marjoram
Conference:
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Title:
- BBC2 ‘Big Read’ Bookworms
Length:
- 2:30
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Aardman Animations
Description:
Using the voices of British celebrities, animated bookworms talk about their favourite books. These animations were shown as part of a long-running series designed to find the nation’s favourite book.
The characters were animated in Maya and composited into live- action plates using After Effects.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Intel PC single 2.2 GHz CPU, 1 GB RAM
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Modeling, animation, and rendering: Maya Unlimited 4.5. Compositing: Adobe After Effects. OS: Windows 2000
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Keri Maundrell
Models: Steve Roberts
Animation: Sergio Delfino, Alan Short, Mark Williams, Michiel DeKracker
Live Action D.O.P.: Simon Jacobs
Additional Information:
PRODUCTION
Modeling: Polygons. Rendering technique used most: Standard
Maya renderer. Average CPU time for rendering per frame: 45
seconds. Total production time: 90 days for over 25 sequences