“Mass Effect 2” by Wilson
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2010 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2010:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 03
Title:
- Mass Effect 2
Length:
- 3:57
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Blur Studio
Description:
Like many a brilliant mastermind, the Illusive Man sits quietly orchestrating the fate of the universe while soldiers fight the battle. This character-driven piece showcases the gritty combat skills of the game’s assassins and savages as they fight against the galactic invasion of an alien race bent on destroying humanity.
Additional Contributors:
Production Company: Blur Studio, Inc.
Director/CG Supervisor: Dave Wilson
Animation Supervisor: Shaun Escayg
Producer: Lindsey Zamplas
Creative Director: Tim Miller
Executive Producer: Al Shier
FX Supervisor: Brandon Riza
Lighting & Compositing Lead: Greg Kegel
Layout: David Nibbelin
Character Modeling Lead: Shaun Absher
Character Modeling: Shaun Absher, Alessandro Baldasseroni, Chris Grim, Sze Jones, Alex Litchinko, Jason Martin, Ian Joyner
Rigging: Steven Caron, Ben Durkin, Enoch Ihde, Michael Stieber, Brent Wiley
Animation: Thomas Cannell, Shaun Escayg, Jeremiah “Izzy” Izzard, Nick Maw-Naing, William “Rocky” Vanoost, Nick Whitmire, Brian Whitmire
Hair & Cloth Simulation: Becca Baldwin, Jon Jordan
Environment & Prop Modeling: Toni Bratincevic, Darren Butler, Zack Cork, Marek Denko, Greg Kegel, Olivier Verney-Kim, Peter Sanitra
Graphic Design: Colin James
Lighting & Compositing: Leandro Amaral, Toni Bratincevic, Darren Butler, Marek Denko, Kris Kaufman, Greg Kegel, Olivier Verney-Kim, Peter Sanitra
FX: John Kosnik, Johanes Kurnia, Kevin Kim, Jan Major, Torbjorn Olsson, Brian Prince, Brandon Riza, Brandon Young
Mocap Prep & Clean-Up: Ryan Girard, Anthony Romero
Layout TD: Brian McKee
Technical & QC Supervisors: Shaun Absher, Steven Caron, Zack Cork, Ben Durkin, Sze Jones, Bryan Hillestad
Storyboard Artist: Chuck Wojtkiewicz
Concept Design: John Park, Sean McNally, Bruno Werneck, Chuck Wojtkiewicz
Matte Painters: Jaime Jasso, John Wallin Liberto
Tools & Scripts: Karl “Krash” Goldshmidt, Eric Hulser, Jentzen Mooney, Tomas Pulmano
Programming & Systems Administration: Duane Powell, Jeremy Donahue, Paul Huang, Matt Newell, Abe Shelton
Mocap Talent: Steve Gibbons, Christopher Hicks, Derron Ross, Billy Bussey, Craig Dabbs