Nissan – Qashqai E-Power

A few weeks ago, the Japanese manufacturer Nissan unveiled two branded films for its new Juke crossover and its Ariya…
Nissan "Qashqai E-Power"
Case Study

The CG work was concentrated around the electric ball that moves around the city and follows the fast camera movements. The challenge was to give this luminous ball an organic aspect and make it interact with its environment to give it consistency. To animate it, we first thought of a first intention of movement, then once validated we materialized it in FX on Houdini. The result is quite natural, we can see that the appearance changes according to the speed and the roughness of the scenery. For example, its luminosity is weaker when it gains speed or it leaves a trail of sparks behind it when it passes over water, a conductive element.

Mickael Girod, CG Supervisor
Credits
Credits

Director: Jan Wentz
Production Company: Quad
VFX: The Mill
Executive Producer: Fabrice Damolini
VFX Producer: Sébastien Noyon, Grégory Tournier
VFX Supervisor: Damien Canameras
CG Supervisor: Mickael Girod
Shoot: Damien Canameras
Grading: James Brandford (Rascal Company)
Previz: Alban Lelievre, Guillaume Poueymarie, Joellia Rose, Marie Moyer
Modeling & Environement: Stephen Martingoulet
Matte Painting: Benjamin Bardou, Sergey Likharvev
Generalist: Mickael Girod
Rigging: Marine Sisnaki
Animation: Geoffroy Barbet Massin, Joellia Rose, Eric Moisson, Clothilde Blondel, Jeremie Vidal
FX: Benjamin Lenfant, David Roubah
Lighting: Richard Maillot, Valentin Lesueur, Tytouan Botte
Motion: jean Yves Parent, Julien Maurin, Maxime Cordier, Alexandre Tarquini, Julien Pinot, Hugo Guerrero
Flame: Damien Canameras, Damien Peiro, Sébastien Aubert, Flore Mounier, Valentin Gingembre, Sébastien Krémer

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