“My Favorite Martian” by Tippett Studio
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1999 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1999:
Title:
- My Favorite Martian
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Tippett Studio
Description:
This intergalactic comedy based on the classic television series follows the hilarious adventures of a Martian whose spaceship has crash landed on Earth. Tippett Studio used computer graphic technologies to model, animate, light, and composite the spacesuit (Zoot) and the Lizzie Monster. It was a special challenge for the Tippett Studio crew to give Zoot, a headless, handless, feetless character entirely made out of fabric, a distinctive personality. Several techniques were combined to successfully give Zoot his many playful, graceful, and mischievous character traits.
Additional Contributors:
Character Animation: Tippett Studio
Visual Effects Supervisor: Phil Tippett
Visual Effects Supervisor: Craig Hayes
Visual Effects Producer: Jules Roman
Animation Supervisors: Trey Stokes, Thomas Schelesney
Compositing Supervisor: Brennan Doyle
CG Supervisor: Greg Butler
Digital Lighting Supervisor: Greg Butler
Animation Department Head: Jeremy Cantor
Senior Character Animators: Blair Clark, Pete Konig
Character Animators: Bobby Beck, Tom Gibbons, Bart Goldman, Eric Leven, Randy Link, Joseph Littlejohn, Mark Schreiber, Tanya Spence, Jesse Sugarman, Robin Watts
Art Department Supervisor: Paula Lucchesi
Lead Digital Painter: Belinda Van Valkenburg
Digital Painters: Helen Verhoeven, Grace Murphy, Ease Owyeung, Sabrina Riegel, Merrick Cheney
Digital Lighting Department Head: Julie Newdoll
Senior Digital Lighting: Steve Reding, Allison Torres
Digital Lighting: Desiree Mourad, Frank Petzold, Jeff Raymond, Saba Rofchaei, Suzanne Smith, Matthew Welker
Lead Digital Effects Animator: Darby Johnston
Digital Effects Animator: Al Arthur
Digital Composers: Alan Boucek, Bill Eyler, Peter Juneau, Alfred Murrle, Jeff Sargent, Guerdon Trueblood, Colin Epstein, Charles Granich, Jim McVay, Zoe Peck, Russ Sueyoshi
Visual Effects Production Manager: Alonzo Ruvalcaba
Lead Digital Effects Coordinator: Suzanne Lowe
Visual Effects Coordinators: Molly Lynch, Eve Sakellariou
Assistant Coordinator: Eva Sollberger
Operations Manager: Jeff Stringer
Production Accountant: Suzanne Niki Yoshii
Match Movers: Aaron Kohr, Betsy McClung, Chris Paizis, Charles Rose
Digital Post Camera: Mike Palmieri
Digital Roto Supervisor: Joanne Ladolcetta
Digital Roto: John Dunlap, Matt Jacobs, Matt Logue, Stephanie Modestowicz, Cathy Waterman, Ann Rockwell
Software Development Manager: Kimberly Allen
Software Developers: Deborah Carlson, Douglas Creel, Blossom Merz, Adrienne Othon
Film I/O Supervisor: David Rosenthal
Digital Scanner Operator: Stephen Stanton
Color Correction: Page Frakes, Haunt Rama
Digital Camera Operator: Darren Jones
Film I/O Coordinator: Vicki Wong
Visual Effects Editor: Maia Veres
Visual Effects Assistant Editors: Renee Binkowski, Thomas Krebs
Systems Manager: Xian Rice
Data Administrator: Jeff Johnson
