“Video 3000” by Stuttgart Media University
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 2007 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 2007:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 16
Title:
- Video 3000
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Stuttgart Media University
Description:
Rolf is very happy about his brand-new Video3000 VCR, but when he turns it on, he notices that the remote control is not working properly. Instead of controlling the VCR, the remote control affects the real world. While playing with the available features (Play, Pause, Fast Forward, Fast Rewind), Rolf discovers another button…
The movie was realised as a combination of a real miniature set and a digital 3D character. The challenge was integration and interaction of the virtual character with the real scene. For the images of the stop-motion elements and the real set, a 16-megapixel SLR (Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II) was mounted on a motion-control system.
Software:
Autodesk Maya 7.0, NextLimit RealFlow, Adobe After Effects Professional 7.0, Adobe Photoshop CS2, MotionControl ImageBase (custom software to manage and preview image sequences)
Additional Contributors:
Jochen Haussecker
Jörn Großhans
Simon Schleidt
Marc Schleiss
Joh Weisgerber
Stuttgart Media University