Water, water everywhere – arresting VFX experiments from Lumiere Studios

Date
23 October 2014

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Lumiere Studios’ experiments in RealFlow software seamlessly flow out of the territory of tech and funnel into something rather lovely. The London-based animation design and production studio has uploaded a number of its tinkerings that showcase the software’s Hybrido system, taking the viewer through an impressive behind-the-scenes look at how it builds up simulations of gushing water. Stripped of their drama, the animations have a quiet pathos about them. As the building-blocks of the final effects, the vivid blues of the Truck Street video seem all the more arresting, silently flooding the streets and washing away their contents. In the museum animation, different volumes of fluid are contrasted against the eerie steps, elevating the experiment into something quite dazzling in its own right.

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Lumiere Studios: Museum still

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Lumiere Studios: Museum still

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Lumiere Studios: Truck Street Flood still

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Lumiere Studios: Truck Street Flood still

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Lumiere Studios: Waterfall Hybrido and Splash

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Lumiere Studios: Cove Splashes & Foam

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