“Platonic Chain” by ACiD Inc.

Conference:

• SIGGRAPH 2001
More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2001:  

SIGGRAPH Video Review:

Issue 139: SIGGRAPH 2001 Animation Theater Program Part 1

Track:

22

Title:

Platonic Chain

Length:

4:00

Director(s):

• Jun Asakawa

Company / Institution / Agency:

• ACiD Inc.

Description:

This series of futuristic stories, written by Kozy Watanabe, narrates the life of teenage Japanese girls with broadband mobile phones. We were able to produce Japanese-style animation by using a full 3D computer-graphics approach. We used various animation software, including 3D Studio Max, Ink’n Paint (courtesy of Blur Studio), Discreet combustion, and Adobe After Effects, running on dual Pentium3 PCs. Optical-based motion capture systems were used to animate the CG characters.

Hardware:

Dual Pentium3 PCs

Software:

3D Studio Max, Ink’n Paint (courtesy of Blur Studio), Discreet combustion, and Adobe After Effects

Additional Contributors:

Producers: HIROSHI KITAHARA, NANAE FUJISAWA, HIROYO OSAWA, ACiD inc.

Contributors: KOZY WATANABE, TAKESHI OKAZAKI