“Body Story” by Channel Four Television and the Arts Council of Great Britain, funding
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1999 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1999:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 09
Title:
- Body Story
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Channel Four Television and the Arts Council of Great Britain, funding
Description:
Six human dramas that reveal a fascinating insight into how our bodies miraculously cope with the rigors of everyday life. From the natural miracle of childbirth to the shattering effects of a heart attack, we begin to understand the wonders of the secret world within each of us.
In one episode, Body Building, a girl breaks her arm when she falls from her bicycle. We see how her body instantly reacts to this crisis and ultimately repairs the bone to an even greater strength than before. This “x-ray” sequence, where we see the bone actually snap, was created by 3D rotoscoping a skeleton to match the live action in 3D Studio Max and then adding a negative look and glows in Quantel Hal and Edit Box.
Power Animator’s integrated particle system was used to dynamically create the blood pouring into the injury inside the arm. The graphic of the spinal column carrying messages to the brain was achieved with a combination of volumetric lighting and raytraced shadows on NURBS models of a full inverse- kinematic joint system.
Additional Contributors:
Head of 3D: Peter Bailey
3D Animators: Stuart Love, Mark Fox, Rory Fellowes, Andy Wheeler, Francis Offei, Tia Perkins, Nick Mackie, Chelfyn Baxter, Chris Hooper
Art Director: Chris Hart
Production Assistant: Katrina Boyd
Technical Support: Russell Curgenven
Compositor/Designer: Adrian Woodward
Hal Operator: Dave Corfield
Collaborator: Wall to Wall Television
Client: Channel 4