“Mars Attacks!” by Warner Digital Studios
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SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 17
Title:
- Mars Attacks!
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Warner Digital Studios
Description:
This work is comprised of excerpts from the Tim Burton film “Mars Attacks!” featuring flying saucers and robot footage.
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Warner Digital Studios
VFX Supervisor: Michael Fink
Production Supervisor: Ellen Somers
VFX Producer: Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Digital FX Supervisor: Guy Williams
Art Dept. Supervisor/Matte Artist: Jesse Silver
CGI Lead – Robot: Brian Steiner
CGI Lead – Saucers: Chris Waegner
Technical Director/CG Landing Sequence: Bill Konersman
CG Artists: Rhett Bennett, Jeffrey Benoit, Heather Bushman, Vince DeQuattro, Adam Dotson, Jamie Engel, Mark Farquhar, Vincent M. Giordano, Kelly Hartigan, Christian Hatfield, Matthew Head, Roger Huynh, Todd Jahnke, Arthur Jeppe, Carolyn Ippisch, Hiroki Itokazu, Alice V. Kaiserian, James Kuo, David C. Lawson, Janice Lew, Shanna Lim, Aaron Linton, Mary E. Manning, Rob Ostir, Robert Shrider, David A. Smith, Evelyn Spencer, Kathi Spencer, Kenji Sweeney, Marc Toscano, Kelly Wilcox, Lindy Wilson, Genevieve Yee, Ingrid Yegros
Inferno Supervisor: Victor Jimenez
Inferno Artists: Fortunato Frattasio, John Kohn
2D Artists: Jillian Backus, Katie A. Tucker, Bonjin Byun,Craig Simms
2D Roto Artists: Michael Adkisson, Michael Hemschoot, Nicole Graham
2D Texture Artists: Darren Bedwell, Phil Carlig, Linda Shepard, Christine Serino
Matte Painters: Tim Clark, Michelle Moen
VFX Production Manager: Mimi Medel
2D VFX Production Manager: Lynn M. Gephart
VXF Assistant Coordinator: Lindsay Burnett
Model Prod. Coordinator: Casey Steele
On-Set Plate Manager: Bill Maher
Film Assembly Technician: Diane Caliva
Asst. Film Assembly Technician: Heather J. Morrison
Color Imaging Supervisor: Dave Gregory
Digital Camera Supervisor: Megan Bryant
Digital Color Lead: Jason Piccioni
Digital Camera Operator: Christopher Savides, Robert White
Tape Operations Lead: Michael Wilhelmi
Tape Operator: Walt Cameron
St. Lead/Systems Administration: Chris Steinke
Software Lead/Systems Administration: Kevin Smith
Hardware Lead/Systems Administration: Andy Chua
Systems Administration: Robert Gorichanez
Software Project Managers: Yun Chen Sung, Hiroyuki Miyoshi
Software Engineers: Cesar Velazquez, Phil Graham, Sosh Mirsepassi, Francesco Chiarini
Acme Models:
Acme Model Shop Supervisor: Michael Joyce
Modelmaker: Mark Ross-Sullivan, Ken Swenson