Our work

Atlas 4D (2010)

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Atlas 4D poster
Documentary - VFX – 50 shots
Director: Mike Slee
Production Company: Darlow Smithson Productions
For The Discovery Channel
Script: Paul Spillenger

Overview: Atlas 4D travels across time to tell the science and history of each stunning locale, uncovering extraordinary and surprising connections between the landscape, natural history and indigenous peoples. Previously unknown connections include how the spread of Islam sparked the Italian Renaissance (The Mediterranean), how an ancient ice age provided Polynesian settlers in Hawaii with a breakthrough technology and how the formation of the Rift Valley forced a crucial evolutionary step for humankind.

Description of our work:

  • Concept
  • Modeling
  • Look development, textures and lighting
  • Matte paintings
  • Camera setup and animation (layout)
  • SFX, particle and simulations effects
  • Compositing effects and integration

Credits:

VFX EXECUTIVE PRODUCERMarc BOURBONNAIS
VFX PRODUCERRichard CÔTÉ
VFX SUPERVISORYanick WILISKY
VFX PRODUCTION MANAGERJacinthe CÔTÉ
VFX COORDINATORCatherine BÉLANGER-GAGNON
LEAD CONCEPT & MATTE PAINTINGSylvain LORGEOU
MATTE PAINTERSFlorent LEBRUN
  Frank GAROUFALIS
LEAD MODELINGMathieu PHANEUF
MODELINGLon KRUNG
 Guillaume CHAMPAGNE
 Nicolas GAFFIERO
LEAD TDMostafa BADRAN
LAYOUTRobert MOODIE
 Xavier LAPOINTE
ANIMATION SUPERVISORMarcus ALQUÉRES
ANIMATORSJeremy LAMBOLEZ
 Philip MELANÇON
 Anne-Marie VAILLANCOURT
 Bruno BLAIN
 Flavia CAMPOS
 Velislava NICOLOVA
LEAD TD LIGHTINGNadège BOZZETTI
TEXTURE & LIGHTINGNicolas FILLION
 Alexandre PAILLON
 François GENDRON
 Alexandre TESSIER
 Olivier NADEAU
LEAD LOOK DEVELOPMENTMartin PELLETIER
LOOK DEVELOPMENTMathieu BERTRAND
 Jean-Pierre RIVERIN
 Marc-Antoine DESJARDINS
SFXFrançois DUSCHENEAU
 Éric CLÉMENT
 Francis ST-DENIS
 Ronen TANCHUM
 Ryo MIKAI
DIGITAL COMPOSITING SUPERVISORLuc JULIEN
DIGITAL COMPOSITORSJean-Frédéric VEILLEUX
 Éloi BRUNELLE
 Joao SITA
 Alice PEPUJOL
 Andrea ESPINAL
 Andreane DODIER-VILLENEUVE
 Mickaël LÉGER
 Stéphane RIOUX
 Vincent FREI
 Vincent PAPAIX
VFX PRODUCTION ASSISTANTSFrancis LAROUCHE
 Sarah TREPANIER
 Tanya MOORE
TECHNICAL SUPPORTVincent TOUSSAINT
VFX FINANCIAL CONTROLERPatrick BISSONNETTE
VFX SALES & MARKETING DIRECTORValérie CLÉMENT