“Supernova” by Digital Domain, Inc.

  • ©Walter Hill


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    Supernova

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    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.


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    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

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    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.

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