Monday 12 November 2007

Viaje a Simorgh

Work description:
A VFX animation (35' min) for an opera scenography (stage directed anf scene by Frederic Amat)

Client: Teatro Real (www.teatro-real.com)

The Beginning
Here we can see the IKONIC arts´s creative director (Pere Gifre) and project manager (Daniel Molina) talking about the audiovisuals pre-production with Frederic Amat, the stage director and scene.



The Pre-production

Once we have the concept art, we´ve made storyboards to develop the scenes with the director.


Production
In this project we created 35 minutes worth of computerized animation for which different techniques were required. We used HD filming, paintings in motion and 3D simulations with dynamic systems programs.

Different kind of birds

The Process
When we got the concept art we developed the production animation to project it onto scenery.



The Place
Madrid Royal Theater is one of the most famous European opera theaters. It has capacity for 1854 spectators.



Animatics
Frame by frame, using different animation techniques , we move on always on the same Frederic Amat art direction.

Here, there are some animation frame examples of the opera directed by Frederic Amat.
Typography designed by Estela Robles



On Stage
Here we can see some scene images of the opera.