Firefall
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Game Trailer 3:08
Client: RED5 STUDIOS
Directors: TIM MILLER FRANCK BALSON
Production: BLUR STUDIO
Animation: BLUR STUDIO http://www.blur.com
Al Shier, Executive Producer at Blur in Venice, CA,: "Blur was asked to create an experience to introduce viewers to the most horrific enemy Earth has even known. Created by an accidental rift in space and time, The Melding not only seeks to destroy the planet but is also generating an army of its own hell-bent on man's annihilation.
"Firefall is a team-based action shooter, so the goal was to highlight a crew of advanced soldiers in their mission to extract Earth's most precious resource, Crystite - something absolutely vital to their survival. The problem: everything in this new world comes at a price with the very act of breaching Earth's core having fierce consequences. The goal was to enter this world and discover first hand what sacrifices lay ahead for the survival of humanity.
"One of the biggest challenges arose from the production and delivery timeline. Since the project had a fairly short schedule we were required to assign more lighting and compositing artists to the work than we would normally. Maintaining a consistent look across all of the shots was critical with such a large team, especially given that we didn't have the luxury of ironing out all of the technical issues ahead of time.
"The fog was one of these factors as it contributed greatly to the overall look and feel of the piece. We also found that the fog could impact render times by a large degree, which further necessitated getting everything streamlined technically and looking good.
"Another challenge was the opening vista shot and how we brought to life the vast cloud layer with enough 3D depth in order to make it look believable against the lighter side of the frame. This shot was one of the last to come together."
For Blur Studio Directors: Tim Miller, Franck Balson CG supervisor: Kevin Margo Animation supervisor: Hubert Daniel Character modeling supervisor: Laurent Pierlot FX supervisor: Kirby Miller Producer: Keith Luczywo Associate producer: Tiffany Webber EP: Al Shier Lighting and compositing lead: Barrett Meeker Animation lead: Brian Whitmire Layout: Franck Balson Character modeling: Chris Grim, Viki Yeo Rigging: Justin Callanan, Steven Caron, Jennifer Hendrich, Enoch Ihde, Brent Wiley Animation: Thomas Cannell, Jason Hendrich, Rob Kim, Christian Reese, Jason Shum, William "Rocky" Vanoost, Nick Whitmire Hair simulation: Becca Baldwin, Steve Guevera, Jace Trimmer, Danny Young Environment & prop modeling: Leandro Amaral, Zack Cork, Marek Denko, Jan Major, Simeon Patarozliev, Brian Prince, Dan Woje Lighting and compositing: Leandro Amaral, Toni Bratincevic, Darren Butler, Steven Caron, Eric Durante, Greg Kegel, Jan Major, Fabio Stabel, Dan Woje FX: Daniel Chamberlin, Kevin Kim, John Kosnik, Johanes Kurnia, Seung Jae Lee, Brandon Riza, Travis Yohnke Production coordinator: Janis Robertson Motion capture: Matt Kapfhammer, Anthony Romero Layout TD: Brian McKee Technical and QC: Shaun Absher, Steven Caron, Zack Cork, Ben Durkin, Bryan Hillestad, Enoch Ihde Concept design: Todd Harris, Sean McNally, Joshua Shaw, Chuck Wojtkiewicz Matte Painting: Nick Hiatt Production assistant: Amanda Powell Tools and scripts: Karl "Krash" Goldshmidt, Eric Hulser, John Kosnik Programming and systems administration: Duane Powell, Jeremy Donahue, Paul Huang, Matt Newell Mocap talent: Melissa Barker, Gavin Carlton, Christopher Hicks, Philip Silvera, America Young Sound design and mix: Gary Zacuto
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