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Nikki Dunsire
CG Artist | Educator
Swiss Army Knife
Client: GoLightly Films
End Client: Children's Cancer Association (CCA) PSA
About the Project
Provided by Client:
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Reference footage of real balloon
Objectives:
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Create a CG purple balloon that travels to different parts of the hospital, visiting the pediatric patients.
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The balloon needed to feel "alive", as if to be a watchful eye and a calming presence in the room.
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Visually photorealistic.
My Role:
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Modeling
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Texturing
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Lighting (matching backplates)
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Animation
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Render setup, presentation and output
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Final composites
Co-Animator: Donald Fergus
Software used: 3dsMax, Photoshop, After Effects
Approximate timeline: 1 week
Each shot below was incorporated into a larger video composition, created by GoLightly Films for the CCA.
GoLightly Films & CCA
Balloon Reference
Balloon Reference
CCA Shot 01
CCA Shot 02
CCA Shot 03
Plans for revision and updating:
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I'd love to go back and spend a little more time on the reflections of the balloon.
- Additionally, there are a couple spots where I'd like to smooth out the animation.
- In that last shot, the reflection of the balloon feels a little too big. So I'd like to reduce that about 20%.