“Synchronicity” by Bay Vista Productions
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2000 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2000:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 10
Title:
- Synchronicity
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Bay Vista Productions
Description:
“Synchronicity” is an entirely computer-generated dance allegory. The passage of time, and the evolution of the characters, is augmented by a progression of stylistic looks. The complex choreography was captured using the Vicon 370 optical motion-capture system. Nearly 100 markers were used to capture all of the subtleties of the performance. Vicon, Film box, Softimage, and I LM proprietary software were used to reconstruct and apply the motion-capture data to the CG dancers. The CG environment was constructed in Softimage, surfaced with Renderman, lit with I LM proprietary software, and ultimately demolished using a Maya rigid-body simulation.
Additional Contributors:
Producer: Tony Hurd
Computer Graphics Supervisors: Tim Alexander, Jeremy Goldman, Hayden Landis, Sean Schur
Camera: Stefen Fangmeier
Digital lighting setup and ending sequence: Christian Foucher
Computer Graphics Artists: Mario Capellari, Paul Churchill, Mike Conte, Lindy De Quattro, Vince De Quattro, Jeff Ertl, Todd Fulford, Peg Hunter, Dan Lobl, Jennifer McKnew, Patrick Neary, Ricardo Ramos, Frederic Schmidt, Jeff Shank, Douglas James Smith, Ken Wesley
Digital Paint Artist: Patrick Jarvis
Digital model development and construction Artists: Dugan Beach, Andrew Cawrse, Jim Doherty, Michael Easton, Aaron Ferguson, Paul Giacoppo, Rick Grandy, Paul Kavanagh, Corey Rosen, Susan Ross, Tony Sommers, James Tooley
Motion Capture Producer: Sandra Scott
Motion Capture Supervisors: Jeff Light, Mike Min
Film Recording Supervisor: Joshua Pines
Editor: Carey Burens
Negative Cutter: Doug Jones
Choreography: Paula Telander, Phyllis Cagnolatti
Dancers: Tanyce Alaga, Sheri Spellwomen
Original musical score: Jim Gardiner
Vocalist: Valerie Matthews
Production and technical support: Michael Cordova, Tim Greenwood, Ian McCamey, Janine McGraw, Jim Milton, Mike Peters, Seth Rosenthal, Mike Sanders,
Special Thanks to Industrial Light+ Magic