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London: Nigel Harniman
For the past three years Nigel Harniman has been working with CGI alongside photography, developing new ideas in conjunction with Air-CGI.
His work includes pure CGI projects, from a range of glass-effect objects, a Jaguar XF, to an engine and spanner in studio settings for UK press ads, and involve a combination of photography and CGI in varying degrees.
He recently shot Jaguar and Mitsubishi cars on CGI backgrounds, and CGI cars for Ford in photographic location backgrounds in New York for Team Detroit. Nigel also shot for Volvo and Audi, and most recently for Chevrolet in Miami.
The animation shown in this Spotlight is a render from Jaguar of the XK convertible - the background and environment were shot by Nigel in the USA.
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London: Carl Lyttle
Photographer Carl Lyttle has recently been around the globe shooting and expanding his CGI portfolio, producing shots for clients including Nissan, Mercedes and Land Rover, amongst others.
His images have been produced by working closely with the highly skilled 3D and retouching team at This Little Fish.
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London: Ed Lee
Ed Lee is a seasoned and experienced photographer who works with cars. He is now also producing CGI images.
Flexibility is important in this rapidly developing field and Ed can work independently, with his team of experts, or within the agency/client environment.
Recent projects have included work with Honda and Land Rover.
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London - Paris: Paul J Harvey
Paul's latest work includes both automotive CGI and traditionally photographed projects.
He was recently commissioned for work by clients Toyota, Volvo and Smart in the UK and France.
Currently, his ongoing personal projects are almost exclusively 3D-based. Paul is experimenting with new ideas and concepts which will be available to view soon.
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London: Saddington and Baynes
Saddington & Baynes has evolved from its roots as one of the best photographic retouching houses to a full-service CGI production studio, focusing on print and interactive assignments for the advertising industry. The company's evolution and adoption of CGI has presented many exciting new visual possibilities, otherwise impractical or simply impossible to recreate using traditional means.
Some things, however, remain reassuringly constant, such as an ability to provide innovative visual solutions for even the most demanding brief and a desire to produce creative imagery of the highest calibre. As such, the company enjoys a peerless reputation and is honoured to work with an impressive range of international clientele.
Saddington & Baynes CGI has helped win its clients numerous awards, including D&AD, Creative Circle, the Clios, and Cannes, to name but a few.
Get in touch to discuss concepts and ideas. Contact Chris Christodoulou +44 207 833 3032.
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London: This Little Fish
After just a year of operation, This Little Fish is showing why a photographic approach is key to delivering CGI work that shines - whatever the product. Work for brands such as Nike and Nissan is spring-boarding the company to new heights and revealing the capabilities of a full CGI workflow to new markets.
Earlier this year, This Little Fish attended the first CGAM conference in Los Angeles, where the company's talents were showcased to a willing and knowledgeable audience. Carl Lyttle spoke on the role of the photographer as art director and how changes that This Little Fish have driven are changing the imagery pipeline.
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Hamburg: ViewMasterCGI
"The brief was clear: The car must drive very fast on an alpine road. Water from melted snow must spray from the wheels to highlight speed.
The problem was also clear: With a normal rig shot it's impossible to drive so fast that you can see the water effect. A very fast car-to-car shoot was not an option, as the road wasn't wide enough.
The solution: The photographer decided to do it in CGI."
ViewMasterCGI specialists did the complete car rendering and water effects in CG technology. Digital Imaging Director Michael Schott and his team set-up their own workflow based on several 3D software products, achieving photorealistic images that respect traditional photographic quality standards.
ViewMasterCGI combines the expertise of more than a decade of experience in car advertising, postproduction and CG technology. As a full-service CGI provider, ViewMasterCGI handles the complete image generation process - from mobile visualisation on location to final ready-for-print or Web file delivery.
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Buenos Aires: Estilo - 3D
Based in Buenos Aires, Estilo-3D is a creative art lab specialising in 3D design, 3D production and digital image composition. The company works for major ad agencies, art buyers and photographers from Argentina, México, Spain and the USA.
Thanks to a good currency rate against the US Dollar and the Euro, Estilo-3D can offer highly competitive pricing for international clients.
The company recently won silver in the FIAP 2008, a gold in the AD&D, and also both gold and silver in the Diente (Creative Circle of Argentina).
Latest projects include work for Volkswagen, Ford, Telecom Personal, Standard Bank, Toyota, Nestlé, DirecTV, Honda, American Express, Cheerios and Reynolds Wrap.
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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.