inside a snow globe meant a variety of the Sequence team ’ s skills were put to task .
“ One aesthetic challenge was in the character ’ s facial details ,” says Kirby . “ It ’ s a fine line , because as soon as you add more details , you risk going over the top , but if you use too little , they look like ghostly figures with sunken eye sockets . We did several iterations of the girl alone to make sure she looked correct and had the right balance .”
Facial features weren ’ t the only element requiring careful attention . As an informative announcement , the environmental dangers had to be portrayed with accuracy .
“ It ’ s funny that we had to
use leaves instead of snow for the globe ,” says Kirby . “ However the client wanted to focus on wind and storms as the cause . Vancouver sees a lot of autumn rain , leaves , and wind , so that ’ s what we went for !”
Homegrown CG
Dan Sioui , Sequence executive producer , couldn ’ t be prouder of the team ’ s work , particularly as it was completed for a local company and airs almost every day on local Vancouver television stations .
“ It ’ s cool when you ’ re watching a TV show and your work appears in front of you , and you know that hundreds of others people are watching it at the same time . There ’ s something special about that .”
Not only does the BC Hydro spot dominate local TV
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