The following images have been scaled, compressed, gamma corrected and stored in the QuickTime 3.0 format. You will need the QuickTime 3.0 image viewer loaded onto your system in order to view these movie files. All movies listed below are from the ABC Mini-series "Storm of the Century," written for television by Stephen King, starring Colm Feore and Tim Daley.Storm of the Century
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #1
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Everything in this multi-planed, 2D/3D shot was generated and assembled
in the computer. The base imagery was a crude model built and photographed
as a still. The artist, Robert Scifo, then multi-planed the background,
modeled and animated moving pieces, such as the swinging power lines, the
flashing light and moving shadows, etc. Base elements were then handed
off to BlueSky/VIFX, where the falling snow was added. A very cool shot
which opens the movie....
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #2
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Easily one of the most difficult and detailed
Matte
Paintings I've ever designed. Everything above the rooftops and left
of the road (near the end) in this multi-planed, 3D/2D masterpiece was
meticulously tracked, generated/painted and assembled in the computer by
Robert Scifo. All the birds, the boats, the ocean, the human, architecture,
landscape....even the smoke coming out of the chimney....it's all an illusion......pretty
amazing....
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #3
Download file size is 2,606 Kb. Starting
with a Live action plate shot on stage, a Matte Painting was done to extend
the background image, as there was not a complete environment built. Then
LOTS of digital snow was added.
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #4
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A 1/8th scale set was built by Grant McCune Designs and rigged to fall
with Pyro. The miniature was photographed partially against Green Screen.
Fog, Snow, Background imagery and additional Pyro were later added
by Frantic Films. Most excellent work by all involved.
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #5
Download file size is 6,206 Kb. This was
a 1/3rd scale miniature set, built by Grant McCune Designs. Photographed
at Big Surf water park in Tempe, AZ, there were actually two miniature
lighthouses built, one to withstand the pounding surf and the other to
come down on cue. This was photographed Night for Day, which is somewhat
unusual. This was done so we could control the light during our exterior
shoot. Fog, snow, light beam and water spray all added with great finesse
by Centropolis Effects.
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #6
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1/4th scale set was built by Grant McCune Designs. The miniature was photographed
against a huge (600'X40') black curtain at Big Surf. Can you imagine a
forklift tipping over in a water tank while trying to lift wet duvatine
out of the water..... spilling deisel fuel, engine oil and who knows what
into the water? Well, it happened to us. EPA, OSHA....a nightmare.... Killer
Fog, Snow, and Ocean Spray were later added by Frantic Films.
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #7
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a 1/4th scale miniature set, also built by Grant McCune Designs. Photographed
at Big Surf water park in Tempe, AZ, there were actually two miniature
Godsoe's Lobster Pound sets built, one to withstand the pounding surf and
the other to come down on cue. One of the m ost difficult miniature shoots
I've ever been involved in.....one of those "Murphy Law" deals, where everything
that can go wrong, did.....the wave generator
failed often, 60 mph wind gusts tore down and shredded our monster wall
of black (continuously), Camera gear was water damaged. And anything that
wasn't completely anchored down was broken, bent, moved or torn, soaking
wet on each and every take.....Most excellent Fog,
Snow, and Ocean Spray were later added by Frantic Films.
Storm
of the Century QuickTime Movie #8
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the shots in this scene were accomplished by shooting the live action with
a high output lamp as a reactive source on the tip of the Wizard's Scepter
and then compositing the intense animated light on top. Of course, it wasn't
THAT simple.....To begin with, the high output light required a large transformer
which was fixed to the base of the Wizard's Scepter. That had to be removed....Shot
#2 in this sequence was a multi-layered pre-composite, done by Amalgamated
Pixels. They did an AMAZING job animating and augmenting the backside of
the Wizard's cape, which was otherwise static. The intense animated light
plays in front of people, behind people and lots of additional reactive
lighting was added in post....Outrageous final composites were done by
CIS.