CGTantra Digital Matte Painting Challenge - Sept- Oct'11

Hi Friends,

Here we are back for the last time with our very own digital matte painting contest for the month of Sept-Oct'11

Overview:
Its the final challenge! After a year of contests and judging (yes, really that long!), this will be the final matte painting challenge at CG Tantra for a while. These contests have been a great source of inspiration for many of the people taking part, and I hope that they have been a good learning experience along the way too. I'm sure I can speak for both Alex and myself when I say we have been impressed by many of the entries over the months. Congratulations too to the handful of contestants who managed to go one step further in the last year and land jobs at some great studios. Read More & Participate Now!

The world's largest stop-motion animation: Gulp

'Gulp' is a short film created by Sumo Science at Aardman studios, depicting a simple life story of a fisherman. It is shot on a location at Pendine Beach in South Wales. Every frame of this stop-motion animation was shot using a Nokia N8, with its 12 megapixel camera and Carl Zeiss optics. The film has broken a world record for the 'largest stop-motion animation set', with the largest scene stretching over 11,000 square feet.

The entire video was composed of stills taken on Nokia N8 cell phones, sand sculptures and art by a team of sand artists "Sandinyoureye" along-with synchronized efforts by animators, directors, students and volunteers create the environment and movement in the frames.

It's hard not to be awed by the sheer ingenuity of the filmmakers behind this rather adorable little short. Even the sailor in that little boat is a real guy. CGTantra got a chance to catch an interview with the makers of this video, Will and Ed, the directors of Gulp. Also, watch the behind-the-scenes for a look at how this amazing large-scale project came together. Read More..