Gene Kelly's dance sequence...(with a TWIST)

tubboy

"Singin' In The Rain" with a new twist. FX tech WOW's again. I wish the movie was higher res though.

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-video/Media/video/2005/01/27/golfgti.mov

Daz

http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=20209&an=0&page=2#20209

tubboy

oh well, I did not know. Must be an old animation. OH WELL.

Daz

No it's pretty recent I think. It's pretty well done, and I dont want to like the track but I find myself thinking it rather cool.

tubboy

yeah, I would have loved to see the wire frame over lay they used to to make this happen. Like, whats 3d and what is original and what is new.

Daz

I'd put money on cinefex or someone else running a 'making of' at some point soon. I'd be interested in seeing that.

Paolo

I'm betting there was at least some mocap, if not shot-for-shot rotoscoping.

oXYnary

Dammit. I love the original version. I would have liked this one if it didn't turn out to be a commercial.

They also are playing the broadway musical locally. Too bad I can't afford to go.

Daz

How is it mocap or rotoscoping? That's not a CG body. It's live action of somebody else dancing with Kellys head pasted on top.

artgoon

They took the original footage of gene kelly and then basically grabbed his head for the whole sequence.

They then centered his head without body movements and with only head turns and tilts.

As Daz said, pasted it on a dancer's body, reshot the whole scene on a set. They used masks for when his collar is in front.

I can't remember the exact url but that's basically what they said. Not very informative but it gives you a basic idea how to do it with Inferno.

sundance

there was athing in the mirror newspaper about it, they said it was 3 different dancers doing the moves and it was mocapped into a PC and kelly animated onto the mocap.

it looks really fake in places and you can tell it's CGI, not like the breakdancing transformer citreon which looks real.

Daz

Erm, thats the Mirror newspaper sundance.

Of course it's CGI in that its a 2D flame job, but that is not a 3D body. It's live action. There would be no need for that body to be a 3D model. Computer graphics in advertising is on a time budget. They wouldn't do something in 3D that they could much more easily accomplish in 2D.

If thats a 3D body then that's the most incredible cloth simulation ever achieved. Better then anything Pixar, ILM, WETA or Escape or anyone else has ever accomplished by far. I don't think that's likely for a car ad.

sundance

i see no mirror link, only a guardian one...

Daz

I dunno what you're talking about. My point was simply since when did the Mirror write factually? If the Mirror said it was mocapped, they got their terminoligies wrong, or you misunderstood what they meant.

joolz8000

some tidbits-

http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2050201.007

"Each actor wore exactly the same suits as Gene did in his memorable scene. Using the most impressive make up and CGI techniques Gene’s face was mapped onto the actor’s face..."

"It took a crew of 22 men 14 days to put together a set for the advert shoot using meticulous attention to detail, ensuring the advert is as close as possible to the original.

The dancers used in the advert all had to under go 3 hours of prosthetic make - up , padding inside their suits and wear a wig to ensure that they looked as close as possible to the Gene. "

MoP

THE GENE!

jzero

Too bad Gene's head still looks pasted on in some places. Oh well!

If someone asked me 'What Hollywood star would you choose to be?", I'd say Gene Kelly.

Got-ta Dance!!

/jzero

tubboy

The part near the pole where he is hugging it. That looks put on or pasted on. ALthough I am not an expert on Composite so I really "DON'T" know.

ElysiumGX

[ QUOTE ]
The Golf GTI has been heralded as a timeless classic, making it a perfect tie-in for Singin’ in the Rain. This film and Gene Kelly’s performance really made a mark on his era and the latest Golf GTI is set to have a similar impact on today’s generation.

[/ QUOTE ]

This car will have an impact on the entire world of auto sales that will last for decades. Inspiring millions. It will bring world peace. It'll feed the children of Africa. It'll make your erections longer and harder.

The ideas behind car advertisements make me giggle. Sometimes I giggle so hard I pee a little. Just a drop.

BoBo_the_seal

Elsewhere was one of the performers:

http://www.kottke.org/05/02/golf-gti-commercial-and-elsewhere

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/robotdance.wmv (third dancer)

- BoBo

Paolo

[ QUOTE ]
How is it mocap or rotoscoping? That's not a CG body. It's live action of somebody else dancing with Kellys head pasted on top.

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doh. of course the simplest solution would make the most sense.

SjetvsKerrigan

Dangit, Bobo! I wanted to be the well-informed poster who recognized Elsewhere's moves.

BoBo_the_seal

This has nothing to do with the Gene Kelly dance but I thought it was worth sharing

http://www.media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=breakdance.wmv

- BoBo

KMan

Haha. That obliterates Gene Kelly!

jzero

Wow. Thanks for the clues, BoBo. Following the links led me to this: http://www.detoursvideo.com/Elsewhere.htm which has some detailed stuff from Elsewhere about his work, and philosophies about it. Amazingly coherent observations on how to distinguish yourself and stay true to your abilities, whatever your medium.

Hey, if Gene Kelly was 25 right now, he would be busting the moves right up there with Elsewhere. They would have worked together on the commercial to make Fred Astaire break and pop.

/jzero