done at: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Two male, glowing creatures start a fight over trying to impress a female. Each one of them wants to win her over by giving a better light show than his competitor.
Graduate thesis film, done at the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
Graduate thesis film, done at the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.
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Concept, story and character work
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
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by Alexander Dietrich
test animation, open GL rendering
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Modeling process and character rig
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city modeling & texturing by Dennis Mueller
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Shading, fur and hair work
fur tests (Cinema4D, Physical Renderer)
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Animation, acting and sound recording
Animation: Ringo Klapschinsky
Lighting, rendering and compositing
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no lighting
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lighting revision
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overpaint
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final lighting
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final compositing
Film Stills
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CREDITS
DIRECTION: Alexander Dietrich & Johannes Flick
DIRECTION: Alexander Dietrich & Johannes Flick
PRODUCER: Mareike Keller
PRODUKTION: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
LAYOUT & EDITING: Alexander Dietrich, Johannes Flick, Martha Ewa Wojakowska, Kim Nguyen
DESIGN: Alexander Dietrich
MODELING: Alexander Dietrich, Dennis Müller
RIGGING & EFFECTS: Alexander Dietrich, Johannes Flick, Marc Zimmerman
ANIMATION LEAD: Alexander Dietrich
ANIMATION: Ringo Klapschinsky, Valentin Sitnikov, Ännie Habermehl, Cynthia Collins, Meike Müller
LIGHTING & SHADING: Johannes Flick, Dennis Müller
MATTEPAINTING: Dominic Eise
COMPOSITING: Johannes Flick, Dennis Müller
MUSIC: Juri De Marco
SOUND DESIGN & RECORDINGS: Dominik Kostolnik
VOICES: Ferdinand Engländer
FOLEY ARTIST: Luis Schöffend
ADDITIONAL SOUND & MIXING: Marvin H. Keil
© 2016 Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg