Return-Path: Received: from p02c12o144.mxlogic.net ([208.65.145.77] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5096690 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:14:18 +0200 Received: from unknown [216.57.150.10] by p02c12o144.mxlogic.net(mxl_mta-7.1.0-3) over TLS secured channel with SMTP id e328fa15.0.63610.00-340.152697.p02c12o144.mxlogic.net (envelope-from ); Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:24:01 -0600 (MDT) X-MXL-Hash: 51af824173d13817-053192fa4f9c09ed1fc50b10966c1f6e20df2f5a Received: from EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.55]) by EXCHANGECasHub.cramerdom.com ([172.16.1.25]) with mapi id 14.03.0123.003; Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:23:29 -0400 From: Michael Powers To: After Effects Mail List Subject: RE: [AE] Vivid - Sydney Thread-Topic: [AE] Vivid - Sydney Thread-Index: AQHOYeHoeb0yafCCW0+vDU2m6/QTfJknb3Jg Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 18:23:29 +0000 Message-ID: <8C6FE228180FE143B942B993AE2E1C74636A481D@EXCHANGEMBX.cramerdom.com> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.10.1.15] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-AnalysisOut: [v=2.0 cv=Z4hb6gtA c=1 sm=1 a=92rrH11NjGMdhXfoADi2UA==:17 a] X-AnalysisOut: [=rtz_HrNLLBsA:10 a=fvH1djJbZqEA:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=kj9] X-AnalysisOut: [zAlcOel0A:10 a=G7-xRGy1AAAA:8 a=ERUe88dTAAAA:8 a=hqz4z7KVI] X-AnalysisOut: [1kA:10 a=Kh9vjYSEAAAA:8 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Q46CGrjLAAAA:8 ] X-AnalysisOut: [a=RQimLzjmJBj-_vOYubwA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=nG8qMnCaVEgA:] X-AnalysisOut: [10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=w_tV20HocIVNxw3G:21 a=dzjSaa8IBlbYY] X-AnalysisOut: [lpT:21] X-Spam: [F=0.2000000000; CM=0.500; S=0.200(2010122901)] X-MAIL-FROM: X-SOURCE-IP: [216.57.150.10] Thnx! That would explain why it is so stunningly brilliant. I really apprec= iate the info Chris.=20 -----Original Message----- From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of= Chris Zwar Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 7:44 AM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Vivid - Sydney=20 Thanks for the feedback. I asked about the projections and the only info I= got was: 17 Christie 20K projectors in 4 stacks sitting on a 4 storey scaffolding st= ructure at Dawes Point. Projector Company: Electric Canvas. They're using = Only View for show control. I've checked the website for Electric Canvas and they don't have any info o= n the Opera House, which is surprising. They have a write-up on a differen= t projection, but not the main one - maybe they've been too busy working! = =20 http://www.theelectriccanvas.com.au They've got projecting onto the Opera House down to a fine art, a few weeks= ago they also did projections for a Samsung event that was one night only.= The Opera House is a great building for projections because it is white a= nd shiny, yet when they turn off the floodlights there's very little ambien= t light. I've worked on a few building projection gigs now and the killer = is always ambient light - even if the projectors are really bright too much= ambient light will kill the effect. So having a building that takes proje= ctions really well but is very dark works great. On 04/06/2013, at 12:39 AM, Michael Powers wrote: > That is really great Chris!=20 > Do you happen to know which/how many projectors were used and where they = are positioned, etc? Is there a "set up" break down video around. The proje= ction is so vivid and bright. We do a fair amount of projection mapping on = sets, and it is always a problem to make bright enough. >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf = Of Chris Zwar > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 4:26 AM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] Vivid - Sydney=20 >=20 > Thanks all for the positive feedback! >=20 > On 26/05/2013, at 2:11 PM, Greg Balint wrote: >> Mind giving us any insight as to how it all went down? how many were on = the animation team, and how long you had to create this? >=20 > I'm not 100% certain of the time it took because Spinifex were producing = various bits & pieces for different projects - including at least 3 buildin= g projections for Vivid if not more - and I've got no idea how long everyon= e was working on the different bits. And there's always other projects goi= ng on as well. >=20 > In regards to the Opera House projections, it was broken down into sectio= ns that were worked on mostly by individuals. The overall concept and crea= tive direction was done by Jonny Old (one of the Spinifex Creatives), but i= t was completed well before I started. It was quite a big thing for the Op= era House projections to be awarded to a local Sydney base company, as in t= he past it's always been given to overseas agencies. Spinifex were invite= d to do it this year based on the strength of work they'd done in previous = years for other buildings. >=20 > The opening music section was completed solely by Jamie Tufrey using Cine= ma 4D and After Effects - I'm not sure how long it took but probably at lea= st 3 weeks. >=20 > The pinball section was animated in 3DS Max by at least 2 3D artists (may= be 3?), then composited in After Effects although the comping was minimal. = All of the animated lights in the pinball section were manually animated l= ights in 3DS Max! >=20 > The Neon section is the part I was responsible for, so it's very flatteri= ng to get Brian's feedback. This was produced entirely in After Effects an= d took me about 3 weeks. I'm currently editing a video tutorial on how I d= id it all. >=20 > The light streaks after that were produced in Cinema 4D and comped in AE,= and I'm not even sure how the polygon section was done but I think it was = done by 1 3D animator in 3DS Max. >=20 > The skins / chameleon section was done in Cinema 4D - all mograph stuff -= by Dan Harkness. I don't know how long it took but probably 3 - 4 weeks. = =20 >=20 > The dancers were shot against greenscreen at Spinifex and edited in Afte= r Effects by Will Skinner. >=20 > The core Spinifex studio team has about 3 full-time 3D guys, 3 full-time = AE guys, an AE / Nuke / IT guru and 2 Creative Directors. On top of that t= here are a few of us who are regular freelancers so on a typical day there'= s probably up to 15 people floating around the studio. >=20 > Cheers, >=20 >=20 > -Chris > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to