“Gorillaz “Rock Da House”” by Candeland and Hewlett
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 01
Title:
- Gorillaz “Rock Da House”
Length:
- 3:40
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Passion Pictures
Description:
The evolution from 2D to 3D of virtual band Gorillaz continues with Passion Pictures’ latest promo, “Rock Da House.” While the band members maintain their 2D appearance, this animation departs from the primarily 2D environments they inhabited in previous promos by involving a 3D Ghost Rapper character and stylized 3D dancers in the background. The Passion Pictures team led by directors Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland resorted to 3D band members where complex camera moves made 2D too time-consuming. Once the 2D was scanned into SoftToonz, the band members were married up with the 3D imagery in After Effects.
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Hugo Sands
Client: EMI Records
Band Management: CMO Management
CG Animators: Stuart Hall, Wes Coman, Geoff Suttor, Mark Wilson, Chris Hemming, Phil Dale, John Still, Andrew Bradbury
Gorillaz created by Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett
Designer/Director: Jamie Hewlett
Editing: Stuart Hutcheson, Emmanuelle Lecchi, Kevan O’Brien
Director/Animator: Pete Candeland
Tracer: Sam Spacey
Producer: Hugo Sands
Studio Assistant: Tony Clark
Production Manager: Erika Forzy
CG Producer: Cara Speller
Digital Ink and Paint: Phil Holder, Tim King, Megs White Dore
FX Supervisor: Chris Knott
Post Production: Passion Pictures, Aaron Baxter
Production Assistant: Ben Beavan
Key Assistants: David Burns, Molly Sanderson, Haesook Park
Animation Assistants: Brent Odell, Michael Douglas, Katherina Manolesson
Special FX Animators: Nicola Perkis, Barney Russell
2D Coordinator: Lela Budde
Additional Animation: Robert Valley
