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Putting Cinematography into Medical Animation

Jellyfish Pictures recently put together this 10 step guide to Make Scientific Animations More Cinematic with Softimage XSI for the magazine, Studio Monthly.

It’s an interesting read and I’m glad that Jellyfish Pictures has been so willing to share their techniques with the CGI community. Like I’ve said many times before, they’re definitely setting the standard high for medical animation.

Here are the 10 steps. Go to the article to read more details on each.

Step 1: Start with Good Reference Images

Step 2: Block Out Your Storyboard with Realistic Camera Motion and Angles

Step 3: Generate Flexible Organic and Accurate Models

Step 4: Use Cloth in XSI to Add Great Secondary Motion to Organs and Flesh

Step 5: Use “Handheld” Camera Motion to Block Out Your Camera Moves

Step 6: Paint Detailed Hi-Res Texture Maps from Real Shot References

Step 7: Generate Several Layers and Passes to Composite

Step 8: Shoot Real Elements You Can Mix with the 3D

Step 9: Mix and Double Up Passes to Help Achieve a “Wet Feel”Step 10: Use Lots of Blur and Depth of Field and Keep Your Colors Real

Read the article here >> Make Scientific Animations More Cinematic with Softimage XSI