“Revival of Lost Creatures, Planet of Ocean” by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

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Title:


    Revival of Lost Creatures, Planet of Ocean

Company / Institution / Agency:


  • NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Description:


    A furious battle between a sperm whale and a giant squid is brought to vivid life with CG and digital effects. This piece appeared in the Planet of Ocean TV series.

Software:


    SGI, Alias|Wavefront Power Animator, Maya, Softimage, Renderman, 3D Studio Max

Additional Contributors:


    Computer Animation: Yoshikatu Date, Akihiko Shimamura, Keisuke Kawano, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Ryuji Sato, Tomokazu Enya, Shigekazu Enya, Hiromi Matsubara

    CG Supervisor: Takehiro Okajima

    CG Producer: Seiji Kunishige

    Art Directors: Yoichi Iguchi, Yukiko Homma, Kayo Negoro, Masami Sanjyo

    Art Producer: Akira Kobari

    Technical Director: Yutaka Akutu

    Photography: Hiroshi Kaneko

    Lighting: Toshio Kotajima, Tomohisa Ogawa

    Digital Effects: Kazuya Fujino, Hideyuki Tanida, Hitoshi Takatsuji, Yuji Amano

    Special Effects: Yoshihide Okada, Takaki Yamamoto, Nahomi Aoyagi, Shinji Yabe, Fumiya Yoshizaki, Kazuya Shimizu

    Visual Effects: Satoru Nagamine

    Visual Effects Producer: Shinichi Tominaga

    Scientific Advisors: Hidehiro Kato, Antonio Natale, Clyde Roper, Osamu Sakamoto, Satoko Seino, Hans Thewissen

    Music: Taro Iwashiro

    Editing: Kazuo Enokido, Mitunori Morimoto, Hitoshi Kuwabara

    Producers: Kensuke Kishi, Yuichi Suwa

    Executive Producers: Tetsuya Kawamoto, Hidemi Hyuga, Nobuyuki Kodaira

    Special Thanks: NHK, 505 Studio, Digital Wizard, effect, Sony-PCL, Studio L, Locust

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