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Gallop Racer II
Pascal Roulin,
Thierry Prieur
Original: Gallop Racer II | 3977 * 2389px | 53.2 MB
The 30 animated film Gallop Racer2 is the opening sequence of the video game Gallop Racer2 for a play-station, which we created for the Japanese game producer Tecmo.
The scene plays in a futuristic atmosphere at a kind of minimalist race course. It centers on the horse alone, because we wanted to show what it is that is so spectacular about a gallop race. At the same time, though, we also wanted to illustrate the "realistic" dimension of a horse race, in which winning ultimately depends on how well the player has mastered every single movement, every one of the horse's muscles. Thus we animated the horse in the film using the results of an optical motion-capture of a horse, which submitted to this treatment with a donkey's patience. We used various rendering methods to achieve this goal: a metallic appearance for the horse we were analyzing, wire-frame models and radiological treatment (x-rays) for the movement analysis.
The music by Celmar Engel further emphasizes the pulsing character of the race and the rhythm of the gallop.
The scene plays in a futuristic atmosphere at a kind of minimalist race course. It centers on the horse alone, because we wanted to show what it is that is so spectacular about a gallop race. At the same time, though, we also wanted to illustrate the "realistic" dimension of a horse race, in which winning ultimately depends on how well the player has mastered every single movement, every one of the horse's muscles. Thus we animated the horse in the film using the results of an optical motion-capture of a horse, which submitted to this treatment with a donkey's patience. We used various rendering methods to achieve this goal: a metallic appearance for the horse we were analyzing, wire-frame models and radiological treatment (x-rays) for the movement analysis.
The music by Celmar Engel further emphasizes the pulsing character of the race and the rhythm of the gallop.
Thierry Prieur (F), born in 1958, graduated in 1989 from Ecole d'Architecture de Paris Conflants with a degree in architecture. In 1988 he co-founded Z.A Production, a company specializing in 3D animations.
Pascal Roulin (B), born in 1958, began his career as Production Assistant at "The Missing Link" and was responsible for the special effects in Arrabal's THE EMPEROR OF PERU in 1980. He has produced commercials , video clips and animation films for various formats, including HDTV and IMAX.
Pascal Roulin (B), born in 1958, began his career as Production Assistant at "The Missing Link" and was responsible for the special effects in Arrabal's THE EMPEROR OF PERU in 1980. He has produced commercials , video clips and animation films for various formats, including HDTV and IMAX.