June 6, 2007

EXOPOLIS CREATES ANIMATED BUMPER FOR TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES

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Imagery of men and women are subtlely composited throughout and their motion is minimal, reinforcing the piece's overall relaxed pace.

Low-key "Now Showing" text appears in several scenes - once on an outside structure and another time in a store window. An animated leaf, blowing in the wind, helps transition from one street scene to another.

Autodesk 3DS Max was used for modeling and Adobe After Effects handled the compositing. Ambient Design ArtRage 2 was used to create the oil painting effect. Several layers of footage from Getty Images were rotoscoped into separate passes of light and shadow.

Exopolis credits include animator Richie Sandow, designer Lorin Wood, creative lead Brien Holman, EP Jason O'Leary, and partners Daniel Arcana  and Kat Egan. TCM provided the light guitar track.