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JeremyW
09-12-2003, 05:55 PM
I recently completed this 14 minute animation of the immune system. The DVD is meant to be viewed by cancer patients while receiving chemo-therapy, with the goals of pain distraction and immune system enhancement.
Absent from these clips is the VO. The VO is a soothing, woman's voice. The script was written by my client, who is a retired therapist, once specializing in hypno therapy. So, most of the VO is gentle words of encouragement, relaxation, and inspiration. The DVD starts with 10 minutes of live video of a gorgeous beach, with VO that encourages the viewer/listener to experience all the sensations and sounds of the beach.."Take a deep breath, feel the sand beneath your feet"...that sort of thing.
Once the visuals transition to inside "your" body, the VO maintains the inspirational banter..."Each of these cells is a speck of intelligent life on the move".
Actual references to the specific activities of the cells is kept to a minimum. The goal of the piece was not to teach immunology 101, but rather to draw the viewer into a direct, visceral, personal, inspiring, experience of their own immune system. None the less, considerable research was done, and ALL activities depict real behaviors, though not necessarily in fully realistic detail.

C&C welcome.
Thanks.

http://www.biovisioning.com/movies/marrow.mov (6 mb)
http://www.biovisioning.com/movies/node.mov (7.4 mb)
http://www.biovisioning.com/movies/lymph-to-blood.mov (4.2 mb)
http://www.biovisioning.com/movies/interstitial.mov (7.3 mb)
http://www.biovisioning.com/movies/suppresors.mov (3.7 mb)
Esim
09-12-2003, 07:07 PM
Hi,

the first at this time. Your Staff is very cool, the cells look so real, their animation and movement is well made too. I think they move a bit realy like this under the microscope. Very nice work !

Greets,

Esim
JeremyW
09-12-2003, 07:38 PM
Originally posted by Esim
Your Staff is very cool,...

Thanks. No staff though, just little old me. (Except for SFX, which were farmed out, though under my artistic direction)

BTW:
All animation, texturing and rendering with Cinema 4D 7.3.
Some modeling done in C4D R8.
DOF done in AE with LensCare.
stephen2002
09-12-2003, 09:58 PM
Good work. It must have been fun to make all of those gloopy balls and shimmery effects.

I would really like to see/hear the ones with the VO; right now it is hard to tell if what is happening is good or bad for the person.
JeremyW
09-12-2003, 10:02 PM
Originally posted by stephen2002
Good work. It must have been fun to make all of those gloopy balls and shimmery effects.

I would really like to see/hear the ones with the VO; right now it is hard to tell if what is happening is good or bad for the person.

Thanks. VO version still under NDA.
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