Ran a test animation today on the same scene I used this morning.

Sun rise to sunset in under 10 seconds.

We have developed a technique for creating a 3D model from your plans or sketches that remains true to your design without getting bogged down with the details. These are great tools for verifying design intent, getting a more complete view of your design, performing shadow studies, and communicating options to the homeowner. And better yet, we can have them done in no time at all!

This morning was the kickoff Sunday for Silver Springs Baptist Church’s capital campaign.

Pastor Russ Stephens and Campaign Director LeAnn Wood approached us after seeing some of our past work on YouTube.  They were interested in having a virtual tour created to help them share their vision and build excitement in the congregation.  Thus began a number of discussions with them, and their architect Roy Gilleland of Gilleland Associates to get a better feel for their church body and what would best suit their needs.

The following video is what we delivered, and what they played this morning to kick off a new chapter for Silver Springs Baptist Church.  Our thoughts and prayers are with them in their new venture!

You can see a small version of the video below, or click here to see it on blip.tv

UPDATE:   Read LeAnn Wood’s letter of recommendation here

According to a February post on their website, “Sleepy Bear Campgrounds on M-72 in Empire Township has been sold and will be part of Indigo Bluffs recreational retreat. The property … is undergoing renovations to include a two-story registration building, the addition of 40 lots for site ownership by Class A motorhome owners, and a new sanitary sewer system.”

Long before this purchase, owner/developer Gary Becker had already begun to assemble a team of consultants and designers to help him realize his dreams of a luxury motorcoach resort in Northern Michigan.

Part of their marketing strategy was to have us create 3 videos for them to use on their website, at trade shows, and to hand out to prospective owners.

Video 1 is “Indigo Bluffs – The Region”. This was intended to give a quick introduction of what Northern Michigan living is all about.

Video 2 was “Indigo Bluffs – The Site”. This was to communicate the merits of the location and the amenities of the site.

Video 3 was “Indigo Bluffs – The Development”. This was the largest piece for us – a fully 3D presentation of the site concept.

To learn more about the development, visit www.indigobluffs.com
If you’re in the area, stop by and take a look. They have really made quite a transformation!

Just realized tonight that I never posted the video we did for Series Seating!

“Series Seating is the nation’s leading provider of theater seats and pews for worship facilities. Series also provides interlocking stackable chairs with performing arts qualities. Installations include: Thomas Road Baptist, Lynchburg; Free Chapel, Gainesville, GA; and Willow Creek Community Church.”  – http://www.seriesseating.com/

I first met Ron Ogden, VP/Sales at the 2008 Church Solutions Expo in Phoenix.  His booth was across the aisle from ours, so we naturally visited during breaks.  Over subsequent months, we exchanged phone calls gradually fleshing out Ron’s idea for a movie trailer style video clip to introduce their “Celebration II” theater seat.

In addition to this video clip, we also created a 3D model of their seat in a format that could be used by architects and designers in their own modeling software to help them fill auditoriums with the comfort and convenience that the Celebration II offers.

Give me a call if you’d like your own 3D models or videos created!!

Looks like it has been quite a while since I posted anything here. I need to catch up! For now, enjoy our 2008 Sample Church Animation, which we just completed.

Also, see this 15 minute animation we did for Bay Pointe Community Church a few years back:  Click here

Call us for a quote on your project.  I think you’ll be surprised!

To our regular customers, it’s obvious what we can do for a project. However when people we know ask us what we do for a living, it can sometimes be difficult to explain. Once people actually see examples of what we’ve done for others, they usually can see the implications immediately. And whenever we run into someone who has recently completed a project, they know all too well the time and money spent that could have been avoided just by seeing it ahead of time. Hopefully this slideshow will give you some ideas of ways we can help you.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Video showing conversion of church gym into worship space.
(TIP:  Once video starts, click on the ‘HQ’ button for high quality)

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This is a quick animation I did some time ago to test our tracking software. Put simply, tracking allows us to identify the path a camera followed while recording, the lens used, and other characteristics. This information is then used to create a virtual camera in our 3D scene with the same parameters. Then, we can render an animation of something that does not exist, and match it into a real-world setting. You have seen this done hundreds of times, but may not have known it. This is how Gollum in Lord of the Rings , King Kong, and the recent HP and Levi’s commercials were made to name just a few.

Click here to view the embedded video.

This test is poor quality, but that was by design. Rather than using a pro-level HD video camera, I used an inexpensive digital camera that shoots mediocre video. I figured if I can get a good track on a jerky 320×240 at 15fps, I can get a great match on smooth HD. After tracking the camera move, I dropped in a building from a past job, planted some trees, and added some moving cars.

Certainly not a product quality I would deliver, but proof that we can make very convincing matches with proper footage.

Cleaning off the network today and found this video I did a while back. Besides showing the progression of construction, it’s interesting to see how the various options affect the lighting in the room.

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