| us: | a team of independent freelance 2D and 3D artists working together to produce high quality digital imagery |
| skills: | 3d cgi 3d character design, development, rigging, animation dynamics, particle effects, fluid simulations camera tracking, motion tracking on-set supervision color correction, treatment green/bluescreen keying wire removal digital matte painting editing: from leica reel to animatic to final uncompressed digital output |
| contact: | We are available for discussion of any of the tasks associated with the post production world, creative collaboration, or just to drink beer. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. |
| artist links: | jackrabbit
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| news: | 06-01-09 Ken Meyer just completed his short film, "Fish". The second in the Nort's Shorts series, this one included the work of Stewart and Brittain once again. 04-01-09 Congratulations to Troy Nixey on his directorial debut! Thanks partially to his hard work with us on Latchkeys Lament, Troy's off to Australia with Guillermo del Toro and Katie Holmes to begin shooting this month. Way to go buddy! 02-28-09 Meyer and Adams completed another set of CG NBA jersies for a Yokohama Tires spot with Therapy Studios. 01-22-09 Meyer and Stewart just wrapped up work with Oh Boy Productions and the BC Liquor Distribution Board on two 1.5 minute recruitment spots laden with bubbly visual stimuli. Lots of fun. Cheers! 07-20-08 Engar, Meyer, and our newest collectivite, animation guru Jeremy Stewart just finished up work with Global Mechanic on a :60 for Costco / American Express. The spot, directed by Bruce Alcock, was a challenging combination of 2D and 3D animation. Fun stuff. See it here. 11-08-07 The CC just wrapped production on a :30 second PSA for the BC Cancer Foundation. The spot raises awareness for the Shop for the Cure 2007 in Vancouver, a benefit which sends a percentage of purchases over the weekend of NOV 24th directly to cancer research. Sweet. The team just wrapped up work with Global Mechanic working on a couple of national :30 sec. spots for American Electric Power. Directed by Ken Meyer (Jackrabbit Pictures) and using the talents of Allan Henderson, The Third Sequence, Laviathan, and Arlend Engar, the full CG spots will be on air in a few weeks. We'll keep you posted. 9-11-07 6-27-07 Currently in production: "Shark!" - A Ken Meyer micro-short. "Julia" - A short film by Arlend Engar 6-10-07 The Caffeine Collective is proud to announce the completion of Troy Nixey’s "Latchkey's Lament". The short, which clocks in just over 17 minutes, had over 95 shots requiring VFX work. From matte paintings, to 2D compositing, to marrying 3D into shot plates, to full CGI sequences, the team busted their balls on a fragment of a budget all in the name of art and nerdery. Please check out www.latchkeyslament.com
for trailer and screening information.
a short film by troy nixey |