“Supernova” by Digital Domain, Inc.
Conference:
Title:
- Supernova
Director(s):
Description:
For MGM, and under the supervision of Mark Stetson (The Fifth Element), Digital Domain created over 240 shots for Supernova, a futuristic space adventure that features a multitude of CG elements, environments, and rendered models integrated with practical motion-control stage photography. Digital Domain’s integration team created a remarkable CG Houdini interface for pre-visualization and stage-model photography that linked with our Lightwave group’s CG model work on the “hero” space ship and completely CG shuttle vessel.
Additional Contributors:
Director: Walter Hill
Producer: MGM
Visual Effects Producer: Julian Levi
Digital Effects Supervisor: Jonathan D. Egstad
Computer Graphics Supervisors: Eric Barba, Kelly Port
Digital Compositing Supervisor: Carey Grant Villegas
Digital Production Manager: Lisa K. Spence
Visual Effects Art Director: Ronald A. Gress
Miniature Effects Art Director: George Trimmer
Miniature Effects Supervisor: Scott Schneider
Visual Effects Director of Photography: Bill Neil
Visual Effects Editor: Debra Wolff
Lead Technical Directors: Judith Crow, Mike O’Neal, David Prescott
Digital Team Leads: Marko Brown, John Michael Courte, Francisco X. De Jesus, Sean Andrew Faden, Ronald D. Herbst, Nikos Kalaitzidis, Markus Kurtz, Vernon R. Wilbert Jr.
Digital Artists: James J. Atkinson, Adam I. Chrystie, Tim Conway, Avi Das, Michael Edland, Wayne England, Robert A. D. Frick, Gonzalo Garramuno, Johnny Gibson, Swen Gillberg, David Hodgins, Nicholas Sanger Hoppe, Kseniya Hoppe, Alan Kapler, Dan Kaufman, Mathew Lamb, Dan Lemmon, John A. Lima, David Lo, Rodney J. McFall, Michael A. Miller, Robert G. Nederhorst, Samuel L. Nunez, Danielle Plantec, Dennis Price, Douglas J. Seiden, Toshiaki Shiozawa, Messrob Torikian, Zachary Tucker, Mark Wilson, Robert Yang
Lead Digital Compositors: Bryan M. Grill, Darren M. Poe, David Stern
Digital Compositors: Jeffrey S. Arnold, Richard Dunn, Michael J. Frick, Craig Halperin, Claas Henke, Paul Kulikowski, Mark M. Larranaga, Christine Lo, Lou Pecora, Donovan A. Scott, Bill Spitzak
Lead Digital Matte Painter: Martha Snow Mack
Digital Matte Painters: David R. Bleich, Shannan Burkley, Tony Halawa, David Shwartz
Digital Rotoscope Artists: Jason Greenblum, Laura E. McDermott, Bill Schaeffer, Byron D. Werner
Visual Effects Coordinators: Joel Rom·n MendÌas, Laura Schultz
Digital Effects Coordinators: Rick T Jaynes, Lisa Harriman Scott, Tracy Takahashi
Technical Coordinator: Brian Goldberg
Color Graders: Jeffrey Kalmus, Tarcis M. C. Verfaille
Visual Effects Photography Unit Associate Producer: Steve Dietrich
Stage Production Manager: Kelly L’Estrange
Motion Control Camera Operators: Josh Cushner, Michael Karp
Motion Control Camera Assistants: Nic Nicholson, AJ Raitano
Motion Control/Mechanical Supervisor: Scott Salsa
Key Grip: Joe Celeste
Best Boy Grip: Jim Moriarty
Grips: Tom Conway, Eric Donaldson , Ernie Garcia, Matt Siess , Tony Willard
Gaffer: George Ball
Best Boy Electric: Scott Graves
Electricians: Cindy Lagerstrom, Chris Lewis, Brian McEachen, Bob White
Pyrotechnics Supervisor: John Stirber
Pyrotechnics Support: Roy Downey, Donn Markel
Stage Manager: John L. Anderson
Assistant Stage Managers: Michelle Livingston, Scott Parkyn, James Solis
Camera Electronics Technician: John Higbie
Stage Production Assistant: Jesse James Chisholm
Miniature Effects Unit:
Model Shop Supervisor: Alan Faucher
Model Shop Foreman: Sarkis Hardy
Illustrators: Ben Edelberg, Jim Key
Model Leads: Michael Possert, Brian Ripley, Nick Seldon, Ken Swenson
Lead Model Painter: Ted Van Dorn
Model Painters: Richard Ewan, Sean Gilleran
Stand By Model Painter: Laura Grijalva
Model Sculptors: Jaroslaw Alfer, Michelle Milay
Lasercam Operator: Andre Chaintreuil, Phillipe Chaintreuil
Model Makers: Dave Beasley, Dave Chamberlain, Erik Coon, Mykel Denis, Adam Gelbart, Tom Griep, Brent Heyning, Scott Lukowski, James McGeachy, Ray Moore, Tim Niver, Paul Ozzimo, Logan Payne, James Peterson, JD Sansaver, George Stevens, Tamara Waters, Alex Watts, George Willis, Kurt Zendler
Mold Makers: Mark Dillon, Tony Echeverria, Pat Hinkle, Richard Slifka, Eddie Turner
Model Electricians: Gary Martinez, Brett Philips
Model Shop Coordinator: Lupe Cabrera
Model Shop Production Assistant: Gary Uline
Machine Shop Support: John Lissman, Richard Soper
Storyboard Artists: James Doh, Jamie Rama
Conceptual Artist: Tom Southwell
Visual Effects Avid Editor: Robert P. Doolittle, Jr.
Assistant Visual Effects Editor: Rebecca L. Lilienfeld
Projectionist: Jim Smith
Visual Effects Accounting Manager: Cynthia LeJeune
Visual Effects Accountant: Rebecca Misiorowski
Visual Effects Production Assistants: Bret Goldhorn, David Ley, Craig R. Linssen
Compute Resources: Edward P. Busch III, Julia Kingsley, Brian Peyatt, Gabrielle Valensi
Scan/Record: Christopher Holsey, Chad E. Collier, James R. Egstad
Software Support and Development: Daryll Strauss, Tom Dilligan, Lucio I. Flores, Darin K. Grant, Lawrence Hess, Joseph M. Lohmar, Doug Roble, Remo Williams
Systems Support: Jason Lee, Naushad Allibhoy, Terry Bradshaw, Sherry Denson, Mitch Goldstrom, Jennine Townsend
Digital I/O: Brad W. Altfest, Alan Chapman, Ron Smith, Arthur K. Sutherland
Video I/O: Stephen M. Jennings, Michael M. Maloney, Ron W. Rebensdorf II
Video Engineering: Tim Falconer, Jesse Jaurretche, Brian Bailer
Imaging Supervisor: Michael D. Kanfer
Executives in Charge of Production: Nancy Bernstein, Scott Ross
Special Thanks to: The Arrilaser Development Team, NewTek, Side Effects Software, Inc.
