“Bob and Sam: Episode 1” by Guerrero
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2004 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2004:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 04
Title:
- Bob and Sam: Episode 1
Length:
- 1:16
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Hurd Studios
Description:
This animated short opens on a lone sperm cell traversing the rugged terrain of the female reproductive tract. Using simulated electron-microscopic imaging, it displays a unique view of the dynamic adventure of a determined sperm cell as he searches for his soul mate, the egg. The short concludes with Bob and Sam, who provide their unique and honest insights as they critique the film. This short was created with Maya and composited in After Effects using five Windows NT workstations.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Three dual 633-933 MHz CPUs for modeling and animation, three additional Renderboxx dual 933 MHz CPUs for rendering, 1 GB RAM
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Modeling, animation, rendering, and dynamics: Maya 5.0. Compositing: Adobe After Effects 6.0. Additional software: Photoshop 6.0. OS: Windows 2000
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Katherine Cohn, Amalia Delicari
Executive Producers: Jane Hurd, Stephen Biale
Medical Art Director: Donna DeSmet
3D Animation & Lighting: Jason Guerrero
Lighting: Andy Wagener
Texture Mapping: Donald “Primo” Tolentino
Character Animation: Dean Lennert
Modeling & Rigging: Michael Ware
Character Design: Robert Castillo
Voice/Bob: Carl Jaynes
Voice/Sam: Marc Petrocino
Writers: Sean McKenna, Jason Guerrero
Composer & Conductor:Pericles Karnaris
Additional Information:
PRODUCTION
Modeling: Mostly polygons, some NURBS. Rendering technique
used most: Maya renderer. Much of the electron microscope look
was achieved in post within After Effects. Average CPU time for
rendering per frame: approximately 10 minutes. Total production
time: approximately 40 days.