Midweek Motivation: Autodesk Case Study: “Green” by ARTFX Montpellier

2022 VES Student Award-Winner “Green” by ARTFX Montpellier tells the backstory of Green, a real-life orangutan impacted by the climate crisis. Autodesk talked with student director Camille Poiriez from ARTFX Montpellier about the project.  See the short film and read an excerpt here, then follow the link to the full interview.

Where did you draw inspiration from for the film?

The film was conceived as a tribute to Green, an orangutan from the jungles of Indonesia, and the subject of a documentary by French filmmaker Patrick Rouxel. We were touched by the documentary and wanted to tell the backstory of Green by creating an animated short about one of the major crises of our time: the loss of biodiversity, driven by deforestation and the larger climate emergency….

What digital content creation tools did you use in your production workflow?

We used Maya for rigging and animation, a combination of Maya and Houdini for the layout, and Nuke for compositing. We rendered everything in Arnold, because it was the best and most capable solution for handling the level of detail in Green’s skin texture and the resolution of her fur.

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW

For more information, visit: https://artfx.school/projet-des-etudiants/green/