““Carl & Ray:” Tippett Studio 3D Character Animation Work for Blockbuster Entertainment” by Williams
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 02
Title:
- “Carl & Ray:" Tippett Studio 3D Character Animation Work for Blockbuster Entertainment
Length:
- 1:22
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Tippett Studio
Description:
Utilizing a proprietary fur tool, Tippett Studio’s 3D character animators and other artists have brought to life Carl and Ray, a fully CG rabbit and guinea pig, who have become the popular new TV spokespeople for Blockbuster Video. Working closely with Doner Advertising and Director Steve “Spaz” Williams of Complete Pandemonium, the Tippett team achieved three overlapping technical and artistic challenges: believable computer-generated house pets, extrapolation of the house pets’ reality into the realm of the fantastic as the characters exaggerate their humorous anthropomorphic qualities, and further refinement of photo-realistic fur.
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: William Todd Stinson
Additional Contributors:
Producers: Alonzo Ruvalcaba, Jules Roman, Clint Goldman, Josh Reynolds
VFX Supervisors: Frank Petzold, Scott Souter
Lead Character Setup: Sandy Kao
Match Move Supervisor: Kirk Larkins
Production Manager: Alex de Sousa
Lead Rotoscoper: Dan Feinstein
VFX Art Director: Joel Friesch
Production Company: Complete Pandemonium
Lead Animators: Todd Labonte, Eric Reynolds
Creative Directors: Doner Advertising, Agency Sheldon Cohn & Don Fibbich
Lighting Lead: Steve Redding
Compositing Lead: Jim McVay
Lead Modeler: John Koester
