“The Monkey King” by Kriegman

Title:

The Monkey King

Conference:

• SIGGRAPH 2002

SIGGRAPH Video Review:

• Issue 142: SIGGRAPH 2002 Animation Theater Program Part 1 (Track #28)

Length:

2:00

Director(s):

• Mitchell Kriegman

Company / Institution / Agency:

• Shadow Digital LLC

Description:

This feature film trailer was created using a 300-year old art form called Bunraku puppetry, combined with state-of-the-art real-time virtual set production. Using Brainstorm software, SGI hardware, and high-resolution encoders, the real-time camera tracking data was entered in Maya for post rendering, requiring zero modifications to lock with HD1080 24P and final output to 35mm film. This dramatically reduces overall production costs, while permitting casual camera movement in a combined live action: real-time computer graphics and feature film production environment.

Additional Contributors:

Producer: Donna Gigliotti
VFX Supervisor: Paul Lacombe
Production Designer: Chris Renaud
Senior CG Artist: Jens Scott
DP: Bruce Logan
Chief Information Officer: Hans Anderson
Senior Compositor: Lawrence Littleton
Compositor: Jim Spieler
Editor: Erica Levin
Audio Supervisor: Matthew Galkin
System Administrator: Tom Weber
Rotoscope Artists: Sharon Braaten, Dale Aman, Peter Dufault

Animation / Video Overview:

SIGGRAPH 2002 Animation / Video

Type:

Animation / Video