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 Amy Scott-Murray |
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| Key production roles: Pre-production, Modelling, Rigging, Dynamics, Compositing, Effects Animation |
Amy was involved in almost everything in the production of the project. Her technical expertise meant that every obstacle encountered was eventually overcome. Amy was also able to apply her traditional skills to developing the storyboards for the film and also to drawing very precise and detailed model sheets for nearly all of the creatures. Amy was also responsible for the compositing and effects animation.
amy@theluminousdeep.com |
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| Kevin Adams |
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| Key production roles: Pre-production, Animation, Sculpting, Textuing |
| Kevin worked closely with Amy to develop detailed hi-resolution displacement maps from the low-resolution creature models. The high level of realism was achieved using both digital sculpting and painting techniques. Kevin was also largly responsible for the animation of the creatures and also worked to develop a look and feel for the project at the pre-production stage.
http://www.kevin-adams.co.uk/ | kevin@theluminousdeep.com |
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| Seetyca |
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| Key production role: Soundscape |
| Seetyca worked with Achim Reisdorf to produce a soundscape which we could never have imagined possible at the start of this project. His experience and enthusiasm in the field has resulted in the creation of the most wonderful soundscape.
http://www.nekton-falls.org/ | http://www.myspace.com/seetyca |
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| Achim Reisdorf |
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| Key production role: Assistant soundtrack coordinator |
| Achim is a sedimentologist at the Institute of Geology and Paleontology in Basel, Switzerland. He was responsible for coordination of the soundtrack production and thematical advice.
http://pages.unibas.ch/earth/sedi/reisdorftitel.htm |
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| Andy Turvey |
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| Key production role: Narration |
| Andy has brought a very high level of professionalism to our project in the way he has narrrated our script. His consise manner of speaking and fantastic sense of rythm and timing has helped make the narration an integral part of the project.
http://www.andyturvey.co.uk/ |
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| Alan Birch & Jen Collins |
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| Melissa Magee |
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| Key production role: Script Editor |
| Melissa was responsible for adapting our script which allowed for a better flow to the narration and helped to heighten the emotive reposnse to the work. |
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| Sophie Lees |
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| Key production role: Environment Artist |
| Sophie made us an amazing rock using mudbox. Not bad considering she is only five years old! Sophie also contributed some wonderful concept art. |
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Scientific Advisors |
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| Dr Nicola King |
| A research fellow at Aberdeen University's Oceanlab, Nicola has been a fantastic help to us throughout the entire project. Her enthusiasm and incredible knowledge of deep-sea fish has helped us reach and maintain a very high standard of research. The contacts we have gained through Nicola have also provided sound advice and assistance with the project.
http://www.oceanlab.abdn.ac.uk/staff/details.php?id=n.king |
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| Chip Cotton |
| Chip is a graduate student of the Virigina Institute of Marine Science, and a leading shark expert who has helped us on several occasions in correcting problems with the details of our models. He has been very encouraging of our project and has been a great help.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/nsrc/VIMSpers2.htm |
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| Amy Heger |
| As an Oceanlab PhD student at the time, Amy was very encouraging and was extremely helpful in the early phase of our project. The information and videos with which she supplied us gave us a better understanding of how we could develop ideas in the film. |
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| Jessica Craig |
| The images and research papers with which Jessica supplied us with gave us a better understanding of bioluminescence and what extra deep-sea creatures we could use in our film. |
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Special Thanks |
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| Wayne Thomas |
| Chris Rowland |
| L Whyte |
| Erin Gilmour |
| Campbell McAllister |
| Gareth Jones |
| Jamie Haydock |
| Bill Murray |
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