Robert Kuczera – Animate for District 9

Mar 02

Robert Kuczera – Animate for District 9

Artists, Interviews

The director Neil Blomkamp was working as an animator myself, the animation has influenced your background and the other animators?

It is difficult to answer, I have never spoken with him personally. On the one hand, it is for a director, at least for a project such as District 9, well if he is familiar with computer animation. He knows the procedures and possibilities that exist. However, any restrictions and difficulties that exist in the animation of 3D characters.

The aliens in the movie are right insects similar traits, What have you mainly used as a reference to the character traits of these creatures into forms. Was there a character bible and where did your inspiration for their movement and behavior?

As a reference for the animation mostly served the motion capture data and the filmed scenes with the Motion Capture Artist. In addition, there were animated scenes and accepted by other artists:.

This I have exactly looked and analyzed for possible peculiarities in the Wilderness.

Thus movement of the body, head, Eyes, general behavior and all its capabilities by joining. Additional information I have received also by the animation supervisor.

Are there major differences between a major German production and as an International District 9?

Yes and no…;) in the German and international production each work only human, None of the companies can do magic. All cook only with water, But the Americans have the opportunity to a much larger number of artists zurückzugriefen. And many have already gained experience with major blockbusters, in the USA / Canada, nothing special.

In Germany, however, make it more difficult for artists to experience this. Then they'll have to go to London to work on international productions. Often American productions are bigger, So more artists that work here because they spend more money available to pay them, So bigger budgets.

The division of responsibilities is highly regulated, So you are talking purely anyone in his area of expertise. It is also very common, that there Recruiter, which dealt solely with the recruitment of Artists. In Germany, there is frequently no specific position.

Was IMAGE ENGINE only for the animation of the character Responsible, or has been made as well as other nochwas?

Image Engine was with 311 Shots an District 9 involved. The main task of image engine were the aliens. As far as I know the aliens have been built there, gerigged, textured and animated. So the full program. In addition, some effects, and the mother ship, Helicopter and Troop Carrier make for Image Engine.