“The Grandfather of Soul” by Keytoon Animation Studio
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 08
Title:
- The Grandfather of Soul
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Keytoon Animation Studio
Description:
On the heels of the very sad news of James Brown’s passing, Keytoon Animation Studio is proud to present their latest animated short, “The Grandfather of Soul.” The short celebrates the soul and energy of the unfor-gettable James Brown hit “I Got You” with a comical music video of an old man getting his groove on in the privacy of his own home, or so we think.
PRODUCTION:
Modeling: Polygons
Rendering technique: Maxwell render engine, 3ds Max scanline used for hair layer
Average CPU time for rendering per frame: 1-5 minutes on layers, one hour on backgrounds
Hardware:
PC Intel Xeon dual 3.2 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM
Software:
Modeling, animation, and hair: 3ds Max 8.0 Rendering: Maxwell render engine
Compositing: After Effects 7.0, Adobe Premiere OS: Windows XP Pro
Additional Contributors:
Director: Jaime Maestro
Executive Producer: Nina Rowan
Producers: David Lacruz, Cecile Hokes
Lighting and Texturing Director: Jonatan Catalan
Compositing Supervisor: Santi Agusti
Animation Supervisor: Daniel Peixe
Rigging: Luis San Juan, Rudi Hammad
Audio Post: Splash Studios NYC
Sound Design and Mix: Peter Levin
Sound Editors: Barbara Parks, Alex Noyes, Neil Benezra
Music: I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown, Fort Knox Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Spain, S.A.
Keytoon Team: Alex Mateo, David Cuevas, Jonathan Cuevas
