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Over the last few years I have been working in the music video industry as an Animator, Editor and Director. This showreel is a compilation of shots that I have directly worked on as an animator, though on most of them I have also had other roles , as director, compositor, editor, modeler, motion tracker etc. The music is "sandy" by Caribou from the album Andorra. Let me know what you think. View my site www.peterstenhouse.com]]> Mon, 19 May 2008 10:29:06 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/655690

Here are some screenshots of the latest VFX that I have done for the upcoming Fratellis single. The video was directed by Dirty UK in London and shot in the spanish desert. I was charged with the task of creating an ethereal flaming F symbol. I chose to use hardware rendered particles rather than fluids to create the flame because of the very limited time and resources. Particles were emmited from an "F" object, and were effected by animated air and turbulence fields. Colour, Opacity and Mass decayed with lifespan. The aura was a fluid shape with an animated wispy noise coarsing through it (very quick to render). It was an interesting compositing challenge to create the look of flames in daylight yet not obliterate detail or colour with glare.
I would be very interested to hear of other techniques to acheive flame effects.

A small quicktime of FX shots can be downloaded from my site.

http://www.peterstenhouse.com/showreel/fratellis_cutdown_soren.mov]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:49:08 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/645058

Bug is a bi-monthly music video showcase that takes place at the British Film Institue, in London. For June they did a special on Massive Attack. I was asked to create a short intro sequence for the showcase featuring clips from their most famous videos. In only four days I rigged, animated, rendered and composited this little beastie to crawl across a television screen. There are a number of things that I would love to change given more time, the texturing needs work, and some additional modeling would help too. I am not much of a rigger so found this aspect of the project a fun challenge. I used the helpful set driven keys technique described by Jan Sandstrom. I hope this is the first in of collaborations with Bug and Locomotion Productions whom I worked for on this.
The 10meg quicktime can be downloaded here.

http://www.peterstenhouse.com/showreel/MassiveAttackIntro.mov

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In the tron revision the rules are broken and the traditional Light Cycle transforms into a acrobatic aircraft. Elements of the original Syd Mead design were manipulated to form the plane to keep the tron "look"
As this is an animation and composting test all elements were done in Maya and can be animated. The trail is an animated sweep along a motion path. I put together the render passes in Photoshop and did a few extra glints here and there.
Let me know what you think.]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:06:06 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/638601

Remake of the Tron Light cycle sequence. This was a very early piece of concept artwork showing how rules might be broken with curving lines on the game grid and a missile striking our her.
Original 3D was done in Maya and then additional bits and pieces added in Painter.
The light cycle will eventually be redesigned and transform to take to the air..]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:28:50 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/638608

A pen and marker sketch, 15 minutes, with a background added in Painter and some additional tones and colour correction.]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:44:56 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/638603

This sketch was done on a rare sunny day of a nymph statue in Hyde Park. In took about 15 minutes on site and then about 30 minutes of fiddling with in Painter at home. I wanted to add some colour and tone without loosing the look of spontaneity and roughness of the original sketch.]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:32:23 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632238

"Disconnected" music promo for Ejector
Direction, modeling, animation, editing, compositing

This was one of my first music videos and still has a place in my heart. Modeling and animation was done in Lightwave, before I learnt maya.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:20:07 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632240

"imagine" movie trailer directed by Christian Debney
Animation and compositing

created using stock footage from Getty Images and a combination of maya particles, AfterEffects Particular and photoshopped images of the great wall of china being torn into the sky.

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"Promises" music promo for Boy Kill Boy directed by Luc Janin
Animation, and compositing

I animated this model and created the wispy sails and swinging lanterns for this ghost ship that sails through the streets of London. I was the only animator on the video which can be seen in its entirety on YouTube.





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"What Planet" music promo for Bodyrox
Modeling, animation and compositing

It was alot of fun building this, making little spot light satelights and even a squadron of MicroPhonePhighters on patrol. ]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:12:39 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632235

"Handlebars" music promo for The Flobots.
Direction, animation and compositing

Modeling was done by Phin. ]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:52 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632223

"Handlebars" music promo for The Flobots.
Direction, animation and compositing

As a director on this project I didn't get to animate as many of the shots as I would have liked. though I did get to do a lot of composting this is one of the few shots that I did from conception to finish.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:08:52 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632225

"Handlebars" music promo for The Flobots.
Direction, animation and compositing

The opening shot of the promo. Illustrations by Sam Kerridge were brought to life.
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In store animation for Helio.
Direction, animation and compositing

a fun yet accuratet depiction of the process of nuclear fission within an atomic bomb. Nuclear annihilation never looked prettier. Softbodes drive the Protons and Neutrons.

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Dirty UK Branding.
Direction, modeling, animation and compositing

Short Ident and branding that i did for my post/animation company in camden, London, England.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:00:38 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632214

"Visit From a Dead Dog" music promo for Ed Harcourt.
Direction, modeling, animation, editing and compositing

Working closely with Tom Gauld cartoonist, me and one other created this piece which has been shown in Canadian and Berlin music video festivals.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 12:56:29 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632213

Hed Kandi Jazz Compilation
Direction modeling,and animation
Tango music visualised]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 12:54:09 +0000 http://peterstenhouse.cgsociety.org/gallery/632212

"No Social" music promo for The Shortwave Set
Direction, Editing and Compositing

As well as doing the edit and directing there were a number of effects shots involving overlays of filmed paint elements and other "trippyness": available on youtube]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 12:52:11 +0000