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Avatar Secrets Profiled on Space’s InnerSpace
Apr 16, 2014 3:10pm | by Ramona Pringle
Amidst the excitement of previews, sneak-peeks and installations at i-docs, MIPDOC, Hot Docs Film Festival and TFI Interactive, Avatar Secrets was recently featured on the Space Channel’s flagship show, InnerSpace. I spoke to Morgan Hoffman about our hybrid documentary, interactive media, and what an exciting time it is to be working in storytelling! The video […]
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Shattering Glass Sequence
Mar 17, 2014 1:15pm | by Ramona Pringle
If you’ve seen the trailer for Avatar Secrets, you might just remember the sequence where the illustrated version of Ramona reaches out to touch her reflection and the glass shatters. This follows a transition from footage to illustration and provides an introduction to the idea of parallel realities and identities. Ramona’s life from before shatters. […]
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The Fountain Scene: An Early Animatic Rendering
Feb 1, 2014 8:13pm | by Julie Giles
The decision about how this scene would look, and move, was a collaborative one, taking into account visual style and composition, animation, and narrative. We knew that we wanted photorealistic elements in the scene, and that those elements should be chosen and placed purposefully. The fountain is the focal piece of the scene both visually […]
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The Fountain Scene: Water Fountain Test
Jan 29, 2014 11:48am | by Julie Giles
Since the water fountain is the focal point of the scene, and the key photo-realistic element in the sequence, we really wanted to bring it to life — and to bring in magic! One way we decided to do this was to bring motion into the scene, and life. Here you’ve got a scene that […]
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The Fountain Scene: Final Render
Jan 29, 2014 11:47am | by Julie Giles
This is how it all came together. When we rendered out this scene, I think collectively we all let out a big sigh of relief, because we just knew that it was right. It felt right. [yendifplayer video=3] You get what the story is all about, even without words, you get the transition between […]
