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Chocapic Drive

xenon_studios — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:18:34 +0000

We did this 30 second commercial for Nestle’s Chocapic as another collaboration with Be Animation. We did all the CGI; the 3D backgrounds, vehicles, VFX and compositing, they did all the 2D cel shaded character animation. Surprisingly the client was worried about the driving appearing too dangerous. Never mind the fact that a dog is driving and fires live guided missiles at a truck!

Vehicle Concepts and Design: Steve Tappin

City Matte Painting and Modelling: Steve Tappin and Richard Wright

Hero Car Exterior and Interior Modelling: Tim Brown

Truck Modelling: Andy Turner

Animation and Cameras: Andy Turner

Rendering: Michael Wong-Powell

Chocolate tank simulation: Michael Wong-Powell

VFX: Michael Wong-Powell

Producer, TD and Compositor: Michael Wong-Powell

All Cel Animation: Be Animation

Steel Batallions – Heavy Armor Trailer

xenon_studios — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:25:59 +0000

To coincide with the release of this innovative Xbox Kinect title from Capcom, we produced a 90 second trailer in conjunction with Maverick Media. Beginning with a green-screen studio shoot, the actor was filmed using a Red Epic camera at 5K resolution to provide the best possible plate for keying and camera tracking. A CG living room interior was created, which as the actor makes Kinect control gestures morphs into the WW2-like Vertical Tank cockpit. The cockpit was entirely remodelled to higher resolution and surfaces recreated. The trailer is intercut with scenes captured from the actual Xbox game.

Maverick Media: www.maverickmedia.co.uk

Producer for Xenon Studios, Keying and Render management: Michael Wong-Powell

Director, Animation, FX, Lighting and Grading: Stephen Tappin

Modelling and Surfacing: Tim Brown

Chocapic Boxing Ring

xenon_studios — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:18:44 +0000

We recently completed a 20 second French commercial for Nestles Chocapic cereal – integration of traditional cel animated character with a fully rendered 3D background. In collaboration with Be Animation, who did the cel animation, cereal bowl and product shots.

Background Modelling: Tim Brown

Animation and Cameras: Andy Turner

Rendering: Tim Brown

Look Development: Richard Wright

Cel Animation, Cereal Bowl and Product Shots: Be Animation

Super League titles now in stereo 3D

xenon_studios — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:16:25 +0000

The Super League titles have been completely re-rendered in stereo 3D; the first titles sequence to appear in full 3D on Sky Sports! See them from this Friday.

Making of the Super League Titles

xenon_studios — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:30:33 +0000

Andy Turner has written an excellent “making of” article on the Supermachine website: Making of the Super League Title Sequence

Xenon featured in Televisual magazine…

xenon_studios — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:53:19 +0000

Our work on the Sky Sports Super League titles has been featured in the Visual Effects section of the respected mag Televisual! Strange in these days that this article is print only, but here’s a scan. Please note, references to Sky and Sky Sports should actually be Sky Creative.