Poppy
Short Film (Full Length) – 2009
In short film Poppy, two Kiwi soldiers discover a baby in a muddy World War l trench. For one it will mean redemption amidst the hell of war. Inspired by real life events experienced by the great-grandfather of scriptwriter David Coyle, Poppy marked another computer-animated collaboration between director James Cunningham (Infection) and producer Paul Swadel. CGI is used to evoke a bleak Western Front landscape, on which the (motion-captured) human drama unfolds. Cunningham spent 4500+ hours making the film. It won acclaim at computer graphics conference Siggraph, and invites to the Telluride and South by Southwest festivals.
An innovative combination of motion capture with exquisite facial animation.– Jury comment on Poppy, at the 2010 Siggraph computer graphics awards
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Supercollider
Acknowledgements
Made in association with the Short Film Fund of the NZ Film Commission
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