Much Better Now
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Short film: Much better now
Directors: SIMON GRIESSER, PHILIPP COMARELLA
Animation/VFX: SALON ALPIN | http://www.salonalpin.net
Simon Griesser, director/producer in Lisbon, and Philipp Comarella director/producer in Vienna: "'Much Better Now' is an independent mixed media short film by Salon Alpin. The main creative challenge was to evolve a simple idea into a five-minute film. We started with glimpses of the story and worked hard on finding the narrative yet abstract way of telling this story. The basic idea was simple and universal, but the way we choose was challenging.
"Technically it was about merging computer-generated parts almost seamlessly into live-action and stop-motion footage. We eventually managed to combine all techniques by allowing each production process to influence the other. It was challenging to animate the 3D character like we would animate it with stop-motion techniques. In terms of stop motion, it took some time to find a suitable rig for the waves. Eventually it was a simple metal plate with magnets.
"We recorded live-action footage with Canon 5D MII, and for stop-motion we were very happy to work with Dragon. For compositing we used After Effects, the character was produced in Maya, and for some CG parts of the film we used Cinema 4D.
"The film was created with only one goal: to motivate the audience. As the production progressed Philipp Comarella and Simon Griesser teamed up as Salon Alpin, which is now an animation and illustration studio located in Lisbon and Vienna."
For Salon Alpin
Director/producer/animator: Philipp Comarella
Director/producer/animator: Simon Griesser
Animation: Christoph Staber
Sound/music: Silvio Canazei
Gaffer: Thomas Welz
Toolkit: Adobe Creative Suite, Maya, Cinema 4D
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