“The Arrival” by Twohy
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1996 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1996:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 09
Title:
- The Arrival
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Description:
For “The Arrival,” PDI created computer-generated aliens, rendered with life-like, organic detail, and animated using PDI’s proprietary human animation system. An earlier version of this system was used to create digital stunt doubles (“Batman Forever,” “Executive Decision”) and has been refined to produce realistic musculature, skin, and other life-like attributes.
Additional Contributors:
Live Entertainment Producer: THOMAS G. SMITH
Visual Effects Producer: CHARLES FINANCE
Digital Visual Effects & Alien Animation: BRANFORD LEWIS
Animation Director: RAMAN HUI
Lighting Supervisor: JEAN M. CUNNINGHAM
EFX/Technical Supervisor: PAUL WANG
Lighting & Alien Gun Design: JOE PALRANG
3-D Paint Artist: DAVID DOEPP
Animators: APURVA SHAH, COLLIN HENNEN, FRED NILSSON, DAVE RADER, PETER PLEVRITIS, TERRY EMMONS
Character Motion and Muscular System: DICK WALSH
Character Technical Director: KAREN SCHNEIDER
Sculpting/Modeling: KONRAD DUNTON
Modeling: CECILE PICARD
Alien Deformation Software: BARRY FOWLER
Assistant Animators: CHANDA CUMMINGS, RACHEL FALK- XANDER, KRISTI HIGGINS
Line Producer: JOHN JR ROBECK
Film Operations: JOHN HANASHIRO
3D Paint Software: LAWRENCE KESTLELOOT
R&D Support: DAN WEXLER, DREW OLBRICH
President: CARL ROSENDAHL
VP/Head of Production: PATTY WOOTON
Additional Support: RICHARD CHUANG, CRAIG RING
