THE FIRST SUE NAMI
Designmatters Project
Live Action, VFX
Art Center College of Design
Class: Digital Motion Composition
Instructor: Ming Tai, Charles Rose, Paul Saskas
Sponsored by USGS (http://www.usgs.gov/)
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Role : VFX Supervisor, Storyboarding
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A PSA done in collaboration / sponsorship with USGS. The goal was to create a narrative that creates awareness for people that live or travel near the ocean.
VISION
How can we inform people about the dangers of Tsunamis?
How can we inform people about the dangers of Tsunamis?
STORY
Sue Nami, the force of nature herself, travels through different beach environments to warn people about the dangers of a tsunami and how to be prepared if one were to strike.
Sue Nami, the force of nature herself, travels through different beach environments to warn people about the dangers of a tsunami and how to be prepared if one were to strike.
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Final Storyboard
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Styleframe
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Behind the Scenes
by Cheok Lei
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VFX Breakdown
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Designmatters Presentation
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CAST
SUE NAMI // Hartleigh Buwick
extras (in order of appearance)
GUY AT BEACH // Gregory Scott Stone
GIRL SITTING ON BEACH CHAIR // Brianne La Flair
FISHERMAN // David Dickerson
GIRL JOGGING // Jasmine Garcia,
GUY & GIRL AT PIER // Alex Bai, Qing Wang
AIR HORN GUY // Logan Molnar
GUY IN PORTA POTTY // Edward Tran
GUY IN BENCH // Isaac Williams
SUE NAMI // Hartleigh Buwick
extras (in order of appearance)
GUY AT BEACH // Gregory Scott Stone
GIRL SITTING ON BEACH CHAIR // Brianne La Flair
FISHERMAN // David Dickerson
GIRL JOGGING // Jasmine Garcia,
GUY & GIRL AT PIER // Alex Bai, Qing Wang
AIR HORN GUY // Logan Molnar
GUY IN PORTA POTTY // Edward Tran
GUY IN BENCH // Isaac Williams
CREW
DIRECTED BY // Jorge Sandoval
WRITTEN BY // Joel Fenn
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR // Lei Tao
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY // Charles Rose
PRODUCER // Joel Fenn
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER // Ming Tai
2ND UNIT DIRECTOR // Edward Won
CASTING DIRECTOR // Megan Webster
STUNT COORDINATOR // Will Leong
STUNT TEAM // Kimo Keoke, Tosha Pierce, Dustin Courtney, Mariusz Kubicki
SOUND OPERATOR // Justin Fraker
PRODUCTION DESIGN // Joseph Ahn, Richard Morales
STORYBOARD ARTIST // JeeSuk Kim
COSTUME DESIGNER // Jooae Kim
MAKEUP / HAIR // Karen Huitsing, Cynthia Lauren
1ST AC // Mego Lin
2ND AC // Edward Tran
KEY GRIP // Mike Subjack
DOLLY GRIP // Micah Williams, Rudie Schaefer
GAFFER // Olaolu Jagede
DIT // Justin Wells
ART DEPARTMENT // Amy Wang, Richard Morales, Yong-Hoon Kim
ON SET PHOTOGRAPHER // Paul Saskas
STAGE MANAGER // Ice
CATERING // Camilles Culinary Creations
BTS // Cheok Wai Lei
DIRECTED BY // Jorge Sandoval
WRITTEN BY // Joel Fenn
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR // Lei Tao
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY // Charles Rose
PRODUCER // Joel Fenn
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER // Ming Tai
2ND UNIT DIRECTOR // Edward Won
CASTING DIRECTOR // Megan Webster
STUNT COORDINATOR // Will Leong
STUNT TEAM // Kimo Keoke, Tosha Pierce, Dustin Courtney, Mariusz Kubicki
SOUND OPERATOR // Justin Fraker
PRODUCTION DESIGN // Joseph Ahn, Richard Morales
STORYBOARD ARTIST // JeeSuk Kim
COSTUME DESIGNER // Jooae Kim
MAKEUP / HAIR // Karen Huitsing, Cynthia Lauren
1ST AC // Mego Lin
2ND AC // Edward Tran
KEY GRIP // Mike Subjack
DOLLY GRIP // Micah Williams, Rudie Schaefer
GAFFER // Olaolu Jagede
DIT // Justin Wells
ART DEPARTMENT // Amy Wang, Richard Morales, Yong-Hoon Kim
ON SET PHOTOGRAPHER // Paul Saskas
STAGE MANAGER // Ice
CATERING // Camilles Culinary Creations
BTS // Cheok Wai Lei
POST PRODUCTION
EDITOR // Jorge Sandoval
SOUND DESIGN // Jeff Dodson / rainfall.tv
VFX SUPERVISOR // JeeSuk Kim
3D MODELING // Yong-Hoon Kim, Eddie Won
MATTE PAINTING // Richard Morales, Joseph Ahn
COMPOSITING // JeeSuk Kim, Jooae Kim, Jorge Sandoval, Edward Won
SPECIAL FX // Joel Fenn
TITLE DESIGN // Amy Wang
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Special Thanks to Paul Saskas, Ko Maruyama, Kevin Lin, Nick Dollinger, Erik Anderson, USGS and anyone else who helped.
