“Happy Feet” by Fox Studios Australia
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Title:
- Happy Feet
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Fox Studios Australia
Description:
From the inception of “Happy Feet,” Animal Logic was involved in every step of the creative pro-cess, working closely alongside director George Miller to bring the film to life. The Animal Logic team created the look for every key character and scene in the film, bringing them to life from design to modeling, rigging, mo-cap, 2D and 3D animation, surfacing, lensing, crowds, visual effects, and lighting.
From recreating the visual spectacle of Antarctica to achieving the “art-directed reality” in which penguins are given individual looks and personalities, Animal Logic pushed the envelope of innovation and creativity to help create a technically and visually groundbreaking film.
The film’s unique look, from fluffy penguin fur to snow kicks to underwater chases and ever-changing skies, was achieved through a unique mixture of techniques and a large combination of hardware and software.
Software:
Proprietary software and Maya, XSI Softimage, Pixar’s PRMan, Massive, Digital Fusion, Syflex, and Nucoda.
Additional Contributors:
The full list of the over 1,000 artists who contibuted to “Happy Feet”:
movies.yahoo.com/ movie/1808655509/cast
Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris, Warren Coleman
Producers: George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller
Animal Logic Producer: Zareh Nalbandian
Executive Producers: Graham Burke, Edward Jones, Dana Goldberg, Bruce Berman
Co-Directors: Judy Morris, Warren Coleman
Editors: Margaret Sixel, Christian Gazal
Composer, Arranger, and Music Producer John Powell
Choreography & Principal Performer: Kelley Abbey
Dancing & Choreography of Mumble: Savion Glover
Sound Designer & Supervisor: Wayne Pashley
Animation Director: Daniel Jeannette
Supervising Art Director: David Nelson
Layout & Camera Director: David Peers
Digital Supervisor: Brett Feeney
Production Designer: Mark Sexton
Art Director: Simon Whiteley
Supervising Dialogue Editor: Sonal Joshi
Digital Crowd Director: Greg Van Borssum
Associate Digital Supervisor: Olivier Ozoux
Lighting Supervisor: Ben Gunsberger
Character Supervisor: Aidan Sarsfield
Motion Capture Supervisors: Fraçois Laroche, Greg Allan
Digital Production Manager: Amber Naismith
Casting: Kristy Carlson
Music Supervisor: Christine Woodruff
Line Producer: Martin Wood
First Assistant Director: PJ Voeten
Financial Controller: Alistair Jenkins
Associate Producers: Philip Hearnshaw, Hael Kobayashi, Michael Twigg, Matt Ferro
