We’ve just finished a series of animations showing Jupiter and its moons (Callisto, Ganymede, Europa and Io), utilising high quality textures, animated surfaces (including an epic animation of Jupiter’s red spot) and a cinematic quality to the camera moves and final polish.
The full, unedited versions of these clips are available for license from Science Photo Library.
Music is (of course) Jupiter by Holst, performed by the very kind U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band.
An update of our animation of ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission, to reflect the new configuration as it is officially contracted to satellite builders Astrium. We’ve also taken the opportunity to improve the quality of our animation, using tools and techniques developed since our previous release.
Supplied with an updated CAD file and a list of changes to materials and instrument configurations, we were able to re-make the animation in record time for less than 20% of the original cost.
View more about the Solar Orbiter mission.
BBC news report about Solar Orbiter.
We’ve produced another satcom video, this one is more of a product features video for a naval terminal. We’ve tried to avoid the cheesy corporate style (don’t blame us for the music), and it features an animated naval scenario with full simulated ocean and lots of pretty motion graphics to link it all together.
We produced a short animated sequence highlighting some innovations from Secure Satcom Systems (part of the Astrium group). Not only can they establish a secure, stable satellite broadband connection from a moving helicopter, but they also get around the major issue of whirling pieces of metal scattering the signal, by pulsing the signal to pass through the gaps (similar to old-school propeller planes, where machine guns were timed to fire between the props).
We created this story to show how having all of your assets linked-up in realtime allows decisions to be made better and faster, with all the information to hand.
Watch out for an extended version coming up (once it’s finished processing at HD!)
(no baddies were harmed in the making of this production)
Secure Satcom Systems
We’ve updated our showreel on the main page to include the best work we’ve done over the past 6 months or so – we hope you enjoy it!
We’ve updated our showreel on the main page to reflect our best work, with lots of new material from the past 6 months or so – we hope you enjoy it! Featuring clips from Science, Windfall, Bloodhound SSC, Nature Protocols, Teachers TV, ESA, Astrium, Space IGT, IMechE, Bluesci, Science Photo Library and others.
An update of the Solar Orbiter mission animation, to reflect the new configuration as it competes with other high profile ESA missions for the final commissioning decision. Go go gadget orbiter!!!
Supplied with an updated CAD file and a list of changes to materials and instrument configurations, we were able to re-make the animation in record time for less than 20% of the original cost. We even threw in some improvements to the graphics (including an extra ambient occlusion pass and extensive retexturing), and added some stock video clips to replace stills in the previous incarnation. And recorded the new voiceover. I guess that’s why our customers keep coming back….
View more about the Solar Orbiter mission.
We’ve updated our showreel on the main page to reflect our best work we’ve done over the past 6 months or so – we hope you enjoy it! New clips from ESA, Astrium, Teachers TV, Space IGS, and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
We produced a series of short animations illustrating the applicability of space and satellite technology to everyday life, showing the abundance of space-related industry and academia in the UK, and a method of control for trains to improve their service – by using variable stantions (i.e. the space between the trains is controlled, but can vary, rather than using fixed geographical sections of the track). Also improves fuel efficiency, as drivers tend to treat the accelerator like a digital device – on or off!
Check out Space IGS website and Nottingham Scientific, who are developing the asset tracking and control system.
Astrium were looking to present their new Solar Orbiter project to an audience with a general interest in space exploration, and needed a way of bridging the knowledge gap between their cutting-edge scientific project and the layman’s general understanding. They provided us with a rough storyboard and approximately ten minutes of narrative text. Following this, it was important for us to work closely with Astrium over the course of the next two months to produce a polished, slick product, while ensuring that the facts of the science were accurate and the visuals precise. The final product was six minutes of high definition animation, complete with voiceover.
View more about the Solar Orbiter mission.
