Arthur C. Clarke Maelstrom II Update 20 Jan 2K7

Dear Maelstrom II cast, crew, consultants & friends,

very talented 2D/3D artist Stanley VonMedvey has started on the design for the rescue space craft that appears at the end of Maelstrom II:

http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromIIRescueSpaceCraftDesign.html

I am refining a procedural technique for generating the foreground lunar surface/rocks using Maya 8 & Mental Ray:

http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromIILunarSurfaceFG3DTest.html

Students from the Academy of Art San Francisco have been assisting with the 3D match-a-mation of computer generated body to actor's performance.
e.g.

http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/Match_A_Mation/ClarkeM2shot3_3_5A_Jan17JonDuguid.mov

Onwards!

http://www.distant-galaxy.com/maelstrom2/MaelstromII.html

Cheers
-Jeroen Lapre'

Producer/Director
Maelstrom II

Digital Artist
www.ilm.com