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The Prix Ars Electronica Archive is a collection enabling search and viewing of all the submissions since 1987. The award-winning projects are documented with catalogue texts and audio-visual media. All other submissions can be searched by title/artist and displayed with year, category in list form. Please cite the credits (artwork name, artist and photographer) and only use the materials if your article is related to Ars Electronica.
Devil's Mine
Jos Claesen,
Anton Roebben
'Devil's Mine' is a mostly animated movie which takes the viewer on a wild ore-cart ride through an abandoned gold mine with boiling lava, pits, bottomless gorges and explosive gases. The images have a resolution of 5,000 lines and were printed onto 70mm motion picture film in the Showscan DMS (Dynamic Motion Simulator) format, which is shown at 60 frames per second. The challenge of making 'Devil's Mine' was that this was the first Showscan production to use fully computer-generated 3D images at very high resolution. Each of the 9,200 frames took an average of 40 Megabytes and one hour to render, occupying three animators for four months. Programs were specially developed for special effects like flames, explosions and bubbles. The high resolution and the high frame rate give an impression of extreme realism. The film is shown with a six channel sound system and hydraulically moved seats to complete the illusion.
Technical Background
HW: Silicon Graphics Workstations
SW: Explore 2.32 from TDI
Nefertiti High Definition Paint System from LBO
Specific programs by LBO's R & D department
Technical Background
HW: Silicon Graphics Workstations
SW: Explore 2.32 from TDI
Nefertiti High Definition Paint System from LBO
Specific programs by LBO's R & D department
Jos Claesen (B), born 1963, is responsible for 3D development at “Little Big One” in Brussels. He trained at the State Institutes for Film and Television (RITCS) and for Audio-Visual Communication and Design (SHIVKV). He has worked on over 80 productions since 1989.
Anton Roebben (B) is an animator at “Little Big One”. He studied graphic design at St. Lucas Art School in Hasselt. He has been collaborating with Jos Claesen since 1989 on productions such as “Espadon/Swordfish”.
Anton Roebben (B) is an animator at “Little Big One”. He studied graphic design at St. Lucas Art School in Hasselt. He has been collaborating with Jos Claesen since 1989 on productions such as “Espadon/Swordfish”.