JUMP

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Frédérique Parenteau

Producer
Malcolm Sutherland

Director
Jay Caplan

Creative Director
Stefen Lamontagne

Prod. Coord.
Kim Fredette

Lead 3D modelling and rigging
Lisandre Brunet-Thériault

Environment Modelling, Texturing and Lighting
Maxime Pelletier

Prop Modelling & Textures
Marta Grasso

Compositor
Alien MA Alfonso

Lead compositor and Motion Graphics
Michael Renaud

Character and Look Dev.

JUMP is a short film to research how we can merge 3D and 2D animation to achieve a new and visually exciting result.

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JUMP is a short film to research how we can merge 3D and 2D animation to achieve a new and visually exciting result.

Frédérique Parenteau

Producer
Malcolm Sutherland

Director
Jay Caplan

Creative Director
Stefen Lamontagne

Prod. Coord.
Kim Fredette

Lead 3D modelling and rigging
Lisandre Brunet-Thériault

Environment Modelling, Texturing and Lighting
Maxime Pelletier

Prop Modelling & Textures
Marta Grasso

Compositor
Alien MA Alfonso

Lead compositor and Motion Graphics
Michael Renaud

Character and Look Dev.

The story is about Leaf, a young person learning to use their power to jump into new universes. Each jump gives us the opportunity to explore new stylistic possibilities. We wanted something cyberpunk, alive with Kirby crackle, graphic and punchy, with stills you want to hang on your wall.

The process we landed on involved trying new techniques for animation, effects, and compositing. We alternated animation frame rates on twos and on ones to enhance the action. After 3D was locked, we added hand-drawn animation effects over the top. In compositing, we applied cross hatching for shadows and half tone effect for highlights with a new custom toolkit of shaders.

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