Posts tagged 3D Animation
Animation Demo Reel 2010
Feb 22nd
This is a short montage of our animations which showcases our style and capabilities.
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BlueDot regional TV ad 2010: Home Energy Checkup
Feb 22nd
Here’s a TV spot for a local plumbing company . Aloe Design created all the character animation, particle effects, sound effects and compositing.
How to Add Motion Blur to your 3D Animation in Post Production by Creating 2D Motion Vectors in Maya
Dec 15th
This is a four-part tutorial about adding motion blur to a Maya render by first creating a 2D motion vector sequence and then using it with ReelSmart Motion Blur in post production. I’ll be covering Maya 2009’s 2D motion vector pass as well as installation and use of the lm_2DMV shader for earlier Maya versions. Once this technique is part of your pipeline, it can be a tremendous time saver compared with creating (and waiting for) motion blur from within Maya. It also provides the flexibility of applying any amount of motion blur without having to re-render. More >
Compositing Maya 2009 Render Passes with After Effects
Nov 18th
I’ve been experimenting with Maya 2009’s Mental Ray Render Passes feature. It’s intended to easily allow separation of different elements of the render into separate images. An easy example would be separating the diffuse light from the shadow. In practice it seems to be way more finicky ( or broken) than it ought to be. After many trials I’ve developed a workflow via After Effects that successfully composites all my passes so that they just about match the default composite render. More >
Missile Defense Agency Kiosk
Oct 23rd
Aloe Design Collaborated with TMP Worldwide to bring together a dynamic interactive kiosk and website which allows the user to move through a fictional rendition of the MDA headquarters in Alabama and learn about various job functions. Here are a couple snippets from the non-interactive portions.
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NASA Podcasts
Oct 17th
NASA has been using many of our 3D animations in their latest podcasts.
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NASA Hubble Service Mission 4
May 23rd
These HD animations depict the shuttle Atlantis docked with the Hubble for servicing, as well as the Hubble in orbit. These were created for NASA’s media library for use in various educational and promotional programs.
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BlueDot Plumbing TV Spot
Nov 18th
BlueDot of Maryland needed their mascot converted from cell animation to a full 3D rendering, but still wanted to keep the cute cartoon look. Aloe Design modeled and animated this updated mascot while DCP Productions created the video plates and sound design.
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CB Richard Ellis Architectural Animation
Oct 17th
CG office building is inserted and tracked into aerial video footage to illustrate the appearance of the finished building for a CBRE sales pitch.
Explorer
Feb 17th
Aloe Design created and animated the 3D goldfish in this piece. While the starring fish is completely computer-generated, the fish extras are (were) real. The CG was done in Maya: a low poly mesh with some dynamics for the secondary motion. The motion graphics design, concept, and real fish wrangling were done by Nick Ziepprecht, and audio design was by Clayton Turner. This piece won a Promax Gold in 2006 as well as two Telly awards in 2005.
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