“The Snowman” by Nakamura

  • ©Lane Nakamura

Conference:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:


Track:


    24

Title:


    The Snowman

Length:


    5:21

Director(s):


Company / Institution / Agency:


  • Duck Soup Studios

Description:


    Unwitting space aliens kidnap a snowman, hoping he will divulge the Earth’s secrets. The aliens, unaware that the snowman has begun to melt, subject their captive to a tortuous brain probe. Sparks fly as the ship’s electrical system begins to short and explode.

    In addition to helping to create and animate the story, director Lane Nakamura created the alien language, which he based on, of all things, the names of different types of food.

    Alias Wavefront’s Maya was used as a one-package solution for creating the story.

Additional Contributors:


    Producer: Carolyn Bates
    Animation Production Company: Duck Soup Studios
    Voices: Lane Nakamura (Aliens)
    Executive Producer: Mark Medernach
    Music: John Howley
    Story: Jonathan Lyons
    Editing & Sound: Blake Maddox, Daniel Newbro, Melissa Timme
    Creative Director: Roger Chouinard
    Systems Administrator: Steve Thenell
    Storyboards: Jonathan Lyons, Lane Nakamura
    Titles & Credits: Paul Sloboda
    Additional Production Assistance: Sandra Oda
    Design & Modeling: Jiannjyh Chen, Todd Ingalls, Dan Knight, Lane Nakamura, Chad Shattuck
    Sound Mix: Margarita Mix
    Additional Modeling: Ulf Lundgren, Michael Teperson
    Post Production: Riot (Henry), EFilm (Film Output)
    3D Animation: Jiannjyh Chen, Todd Ingalls, Dan Knight, Lane Nakamura, Chad Shattuck
    Additional Particle FX & Animation: Suzi Hammon, Konrad Scholler, James Murphy, Ming Ong
    Rendering & Compositing: Jiannjyh Chen, Todd Ingalls, Dan Knight, Lane Nakamura, Chad Shattuck
    Additional Textures: Paul Sloboda, Hyunju Son, Deborah Wagner

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