Sunday, February 24, 2008
Speed Racer Intro Premieres on Extra
Last week, the animated intro cinematic to Speed Racer: The Game premiered on NBC's Extra. I had the opportunity to work on the cinematic with Treanor Brother's Animation this past fall.
It was a challenging project. We had a very large set to deal with, as well as a number of different vehicles and characters. Getting all of the cars to render with raytracing and motion blur was no small feat. But we were very satisfied with the results.
The game is still in development, so that's about all I can say for now. I'll write more when I can. The game will be released in May to coincide with the movie, which is written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers of Matrix Trilogy fame.
We mastered the project in HD, so it's a shame to see it compressed to death online, but here's a peak anyway. This is the truncated version of the cinematic that played on Extra last week:
Speed Racer Intro Cinematic
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