“Drench Brains Dance” by The Mill
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2009 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2009:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 22
Title:
- Drench Brains Dance
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- The Mill
Description:
The Mill’s 3D animation team was challenged to create the look, movement, and weight of a puppet while retaining the humorous speed and snap of the choreographed dancer.
The dance moves were generated by a real dancer on a motion-capture stage, a puppet was scanned to provide the very best starting point for the model, and a third of the scenes were filmed “in camera” with puppeteers’ legs, shadows, and strings removed later with the help of a clean plate then mapped onto the 3D environment. Each shot was set up in Flame so that animation changes could be implemented to a high level of detail and complexity.
By carefully calibrating the 3D model with the live-action sequences, The Mill succeeded in creating a truly F.A.B dancing Brains and an entertaining and memorable ad.
Software:
Maya, Motion Builder Flame, Baselight
Additional Contributors:
Director: Ringan Ledridge
Product: Drench
Agency: CHI
Post Production: The Mill
Producer (The Mill): Gemma Smith
3D Producer: Laura Brooks
3D Lead Supervisor: James Sindle
Animation Team: Jesus Parra, Josh Fourt-Wells
Motion Builder: Ben Murray
Telecine: Mick Vincent, Adam Scott
Lead Flames: Barnsley Richard Betts
Flame Assistants: Jonathan Box, Adam Lambert
VFX Shoot Supervisors: Hitesh Patel, Rich Roberts
Creative: Ewan Paterson
Producer: Ben Clark
Production Company: Rattling Stick
Producer: Sally Humphries
Editing Company: Work
Editor: Richard Orrick
