Microbes in Mining
About
Microbes in Mining is a four to five minute animation describing the biochemical processes of microbes and how they can damage the environment. It is targeted towards grade 12 science students, with Ontario distribution by the non-profit organization, Mining Matters.
Clients
Mining Matters
Year
2023
Media
Chimera, Maya, After Effects
Audience
Grade 12 Science Students
Media Audit
Various different animations were assessed to find lessons about pacing, narrative, and visuals themselves.
Left Column: Credit AXS Studio
Middle Column (Top to Bottom): Jenny Bai, Ghost Productions, Sam Holmes
Right Column (Top to Bottom): Stephanie O'Neil and Angela Gao, RedNucleus, Microverse Studios
Storyboards
Various storyboards were made to explore the narrative design.
Animatic
The storyboards were set to a narration of the script to make a short animatic. The animatic was used to understand the timing of the video.
3D Asset Development
The various enzymes and molecules were extracted from the RCSB Protein Database. ChimeraX was used to edit the representations of the molecules and export them to .obj files.
Scene Creation
The 3D models were then imported into Maya for layout, lighting, and texturing.
Compositing
The 3D renders were then composited to add background, labels, or movement that would have been too computationally restrictive to render in Maya.
Final Process
This small video shows the full process of creating a scene.
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