Radium/Reel FX is home to a roster of top creative talent, with a diverse and experienced team of almost 300 production executives, artists and staff who work between its Dallas and Santa Monica studios.I'm using the Student Version of Maya 2019, started the project in Maya 2018. In addition, Radium/Reel FX develops original, multi-platform content for feature films and film franchises, and supports its creative endeavors with cutting-edge, proprietary technology. The studio is known worldwide for its ability to craft innovative solutions, as well as the breadth of its capabilities which also include motion design, editorial and audio work. RED Cam recorded the live action footage.įounded in 1993, Radium/Reel FX (Dallas/Santa Monica) is an award-winning creative studio that produces animation and visual effects-driven content from “script to screen” for blue chip Entertainment and Commercial clients.
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The team arrived at the final look using Adobe’s Photoshop and After Effects, The Foundry’s Nuke, Maxon’s Cinema 4D, Autodesk’s Maya, Avid’s Pro Tools and Symphony Nitris. For “Take Your Medicine,” Husseini collaborated with the band members of Transfer for the live shoot they were featured as both the Doctors, shown at the start diagnosing the girl, and conversely as captives trapped inside of the Beast. Transfer approached Husseini to direct the music video for their soon-to-be-released single after seeing his work on the Happy Bullets’ music video “The Vice & Virtue Ministry.” The video was well-received and screened at South By Southwest and the LA Film Festival in 2008. “I’m proud of all the work and talent all of the Radium/Reel FX artists put into the project to make it a unique experiment in an alternative CG animation style,” says Husseini. Using Maya Paint FX in conjunction with cloth simulations and digital effects added to the video’s unique style as well. This enabled the files to be ingested into After Effects where they were finally color-corrected and incorporated into the 2D environments. Pre-compositing 3D components in Nuke ensured the team avoided heavy data files and maintained an efficient workflow. The look required many layers and assets to give depth. Technical director Kyle Wood recalls, “The project evolved very organically as the vision progressed and we came up with new ideas to seamlessly blend the numerous 3D elements incorporated.” In addition to lighting and compositing the CG characters and props in Maya, the team used specific components of the software, like Maya Toon, Maya Hair and Maya nCloth, manipulating and merging techniques not typically used in the studio’s CG pipeline. Using After Effects as the main compositing software, the artists combined the 2D drawings and paintings and 3D animation and digital effects into a single space in order to create the highly textured look they were after. As with much of Husseini’s other work, the aesthetics retain a hand-drawn look and feel even though they are brought to life in CG. “Throughout the process, Nader constantly referred to the original designs of these characters in order to remain as true as possible to his initial vision and the specific aesthetic he wanted to achieve,” says Grieshaber. In the video, the Girl is a victim of hyper-medication, rendering herself lifeless and helpless at the hands of the Beast. The video offers a unique visual representation of the song’s lyrics, which question society’s growing dependency on prescription medications.įirst, Husseini and Concept Artist Yashar Kassai developed two characters – the Girl and the Beast – which star in the piece. “Take Your Medicine” has screened at the Dallas International Film Festival, Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, the British Independent Film Festival, World Music & Independent Film Festival and Houston International WorldFest where it won a Platinum Remi Award for Best Rock Music Video. The video is directed by Radium/Reel FX Art Director Nader Husseini and produced/edited by Radium/Reel FX Editor Amy Grieshaber.
Radium/Reel FX [announces its release of the music video for Transfer’s song, “Take Your Medicine” – a first single off their debut album, Future Selves – which is slated for a September 19th release on Cool Green Recordings/Mascot Label Group.
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