Director:
Nick Lewin
Production Company:
Crossroads
Agency:
Modernista! (Boston)
At The Mill Angus Kneale used Atari 'Asteroids' game footage to choreograph the moves of the spaceship striking the asteroids and incorporated the drawing of the Hummer. For the final live-action scene of the speeding Hummer various telecine passes were needed to create the luminous evening sky, and a myriad stars were added in Flame.
Both 'Asteroids' and 'Big Race' end with a 3D earth pullout. Created the year before by The Mill 3D artist Aron Hjartarson for the launch of the Hummer H2, the earth pullout was modified specifically for the commercials. Night-time texture maps of city lights were painted in Photoshop and processed through Softimage for 'Asteroids'.
Agency: Modernista! (Boston)
Producer: Jill Andresevic
Creative Director: Lance Jensen
Creatives: Gary Koepke
Production: Crossroads
Director: Nick Lewin
Executive Producer: Carole Hughes
Director of Photography: Julian Whatley
Editing Company: Lost Planet
Editor: Geoff Hounsell
VFX & Design: The Mill
VFX Producer: Wendy Garfinkle
2D Lead Artist: Angus Kneale
3D Artist: Aron Hjartarson
Assists: Richard De Carteret, Phil Oldham