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Hamburg: Mediaturns
Mediaturns is a production and design studio covering film, 2/3D animation, Internet and graphic design. The company was founded in 2005 by Mark Phillip and Kristin Thielemann.
Mark worked for 14 years as a fashion photographer before he started directing and producing commercials and film projects. Kristin finished her diploma at the University of Applied Sciences before succeeding as a multimedia designer.
Mediaturns collaborates with both clients and agencies to conceptualise and create unique campaigns to strengthen brand recognition. Over the past two years the company has worked for clients including Swarovski, Boss, L'Oreal, Mercedes-Benz, Gucci and Tommy Hilfiger.
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Hamburg: alphadog
Hamburg-based alphadog was established in 1999 as a high-end post production company with an integrated 3D unit. One of its core intentions is to create a truthful yet customised copy of reality.
The company's specialists recently completed a variety of different projects involving car visualisation, pack-shot and virtual set design.
alphadog's clients include advertising agencies, photographers and industry specialists, amongst them names such as Mercedes-Benz, Lucky Strike, VW, BMW, KIA, IVECO and UNICEF.
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Dusseldorf - Utrecht: 809cgi
"Pictures originate in the head!"
Camera and computer are the tools that 809cgi provides. Based in both the Netherlands and Germany, the CGI company offers photo-realistic 3D visualisation at the highest level. Working with photographers and agencies, experienced professionals from the fields of photography, postproduction and 3D rendering take personal care of every client.
Offering intensive CGI workshops, 809cgi teaches the fundamentals that translate ideas into computer-generated reality: be part of a live CGI production and learn about the advantages of CGI on location. 809cgi presents the essential information and latest technology to master the latest evolution of photography.
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London: Taylor James
Through its blend of world-leading CGI and traditional compositing, Taylor James is a production house that helps creative industries to visualise ideas across print, interactive and broadcast media. Involvement with client's projects can range from providing a simple retouching service to managing full-scale productions. Whatever the concept, the company offers the perfect blend of creative solutions to make all ideas possible.
Recent projects include:
- MotorolaCity.com (BBDO, NY). A complete interactive and print campaign designed to promote Motorola 'Government and Public Safety Solutions'. The user 'flies' into the city to view Motorola's range of solutions working in a number of different scenarios. The site has been honoured with nine different awards, including FWA 'Site Of The Day'.
- Nissan (TBWA) Taylor James created the company's first 'Complete CGI' above-the-line advertising campaign for the Qashqai model. The buildings and environment were modelled in CG to depict the threatening nature of a city designed to test the 'Urban Toughness' of the CG Nissan Qashqai.
Visit the Taylor James website for a more in-depth view of the company's work.
Contact Keith Jeffery +44 (0) 20 77 39 44 88
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CGI Editorial
Welcome to the first issue of Spotlight CGI brought to you by Production Paradise.
CGI debuted with cinema blockbusters like Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park announcing the arrival of first-generation Computer Generated Imagery. The development of high-powered computers and sophisticated, customisable software has meant generating high-resolution photorealistic marketing images has become an industry in itself. "CGI is the perfect tool for people who like to make pictures, and is no longer seen as a compromise," comments Thorsten Jasper Weese from recomCGI. "The decision to use CGI rests with clients, and if they choose to represent their products using CGI instead of the real thing then it shows CGI to be an increasingly 'realistic' alternative."
There is no 'impossible' in the world of CGI, but there are limits of rationality, budget and sense. "If you have the real object or scenario in front of your nose, you'd still be well advised to pull out the camera!" insists Thorsten. "But if you want something new or existentially unreal, with CGI the possibilities are there." The big challenge for CGI is to generate an emotionally responsive human face - even the most expensive Hollywood productions don't achieve perfect results. So there are limits, but these will vanish as technology advances, no doubt to be replaced by new, more challenging issues as CGI continues to push even further.