CGI 3D Making of : "The Making of - Beans" by - Cinesite
827Checkout this revealing making of for the fantastic short called "Beans" created by our good friends over at Cinesite! Beans is the first animated short film to be made at Cinesite (http://www.cinesite.com/shorts). It takes the form of a mock-commercial. This movie is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase the quality of Cinesite artists" work.
The film was written and directed by animator Alvise Avati and produced by Cinesite"s Animation Director Eamonn Butler.
Alvise approached Cinesite with an idea for the film. He says, "Working in visual effects, it"s usually other people"s visions and creatures that you"re creating. This was an opportunity to take some creative control and make a film of our own."
The look of the lunar environment is based on NASA film footage and actual lunar photography. Eamonn says, "At the start, the film is quite serious in tone and then it develops, becoming more dramatic as it progresses before ending on a surprise. To support this, the environment needed to be photo-realistic. We also wanted to push the animation and effects as far as we could to make the film as dramatic as possible before the payoff.
Eamonn says, "In terms of the creature design, we worked in a very collaborative way. Alvise brought some great artwork and ideas as starting points which we developed through modelling, rigging and animation. We brought on more talented artists as we went to help develop the look of the film through textures, lighting and compositing."
Because the creature would be seen so briefly, it was important for him to stand out and be scary. Alvise says, "I wanted the creature"s eyes to glow. We also added bioluminescence effects to parts of his head to make him stand out."
"Beans is Cinesite"s first in-house, content-creation project," says Eamonn, "and I"m sure it won"t be our last. This has been an invaluable and fun way for us to show what we"re capable of."
Written and Directed
Alvise Avati
Producer
Eamonn Butler
VFX Supervisor
Richard Clarke
Art Direction
Jean-David Solon
Concept Art
Andrea de Martis
Modelling and Rigging
Grahame Curtis
Royston Willcocks
Richard Boyle
Animation
Alvise Avati
Eamonn Butler
Peter Clayton
Tom O"Flaherty
Adam Bailey
Texture Artists
Nicolette Newman
Gary Newman
FX Animation
Andreas Vrhovsek
Luke Wilde
Lighting and Compositing
Zave Jackson
Nikos Gatos
Jonathan Vuillemin
Dan Harrod
Joel Bodin
Jason Summersgill
Editorial
William Marshall-Wilkinson
Christopher Learmonth
Post Production
Molinare