Behind the Scenes
BBC – Origins of Us
Darkside Animation recently completed over 140 shots for this amazing prime time BBC documentary series. These 3 sequences give a taste of how Darkside put together some of the effects for this fantastic show.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 2
Air New Zealand
The animations created for Air New Zealand were part of a campaign shown across the world; these 3 are just part of a small selection from that campaign.
Bed D6
SC COUP
Tapas D6
Iron Maiden
The Final Frontier video made for Iron Maiden was a fantastic experience that was originated entirely in Darkside. We contracted long term collaborator Nick Scott to direct, who did a fantastic job as always. It was an ambitious video that received huge acclaim from fans and press across the world!
Eddie Lunch
Eddie meets Spaceman
Eddie smiles to camera
Iron Maiden Cliff Shot
Iron Maiden – All Shots
Outcasts
Outcasts had some hugely complex shots for a show of this type; this set of videos show how we put together some of these effects. Many of the shots we created are barely noticeable and include set extensions, space shots and even a living virus exploding from one of the actors. Over 300 effects shots were generated for the show which aired on BBC 1 in Feb and march 2011.
Corridor Ep 1
CT9 Ep 1
Fake Window Ep 3
Huge Whiteout Ep 3
Terrain aftermath Ep 3
Roof Chase Ep 4
Roof Chase part 2 Ep 4
Day to night Ep 6
Roof Chase Ep 7
CT10 On approach Ep 8
CT10 in space Ep 8
Virus Ep 8
Spooks
This was a really fun sequence to create for the show Spooks, the prime time BBC1 show. We effectively had to blow up a real London hotel without creating any damage. We overlaid the real hotel footage with a fake CG front and interior and enhanced the practical explosion with digital flame and debris. We also supervised a practical shoot in another location where the main explosion was filmed against a largely black backdrop and fake set. The explosion created by the extraordinary Neil Campion was so big that the fireball was seen from over a mile away!
Spooks Ep 8
Wireframe to photoreal
This is a simple, practical example of a CG object being turned from a mesh into a photoreal animation.
Fan – Phone
