Shooting Hoops

The idea was to recreate an environment in a photorealistic style and add a CG character. Many visual cues such as Depth of Field, High Dynamic Range rendering and Lens Distortion have been used to enhance the photorealistic feel.

The animation was achieved using Motion Capture. With a 3 x 3 x 3 metre mocap space, a talented mocap operator, a basketball player and a couple of hours we managed to produce many sequences of animation.

The production of the short film was made very difficult due to the quick cutting. With lots of very short shots (some only 10 frames long) the task of rendering and compositing hundreds of passes became very time consuming.

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Although this animation contains music, I am still in the process of obtaining copyright. I have therefore removed the audio from the web versions. If you would like a copy of my show reel please visit the contact page.

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Last Update: July 2008