Autodesk Mudbox software early in the film '9 '

Shane Acker animatornya mobilized to create an animated film titled '9 'with the help of Autodesk software.

'9 'Is telling a story after the destruction of the world where the machine has destroyed the human race. A small group of living things has been given a life by a scientist on the last day of humanity, and they continue to exist in the post-destruction. With a small number of groups, being 'stitchpunk' must have individual power beyond their proportion against the ferocious engine.

The film was directed by Shane Acker, with producer Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov. In the process, Acker involving approximately 125 animators and 100 employees at Starz Animation Toronto, within 14 months.

To enhance this film, the animators using Autodesk software two, namely Autodesk Maya and Autodesk Mudbox 3D. Maya is used to create this creative camera work and animation, while Mudbox for digital sculpting and texturing.

Virtual camera of this film is positioned only nine inches from the ground floor, to show the world from the perspective of characters. This expanded view of the need of the environment and characters with high detail.

"The challenge is to create the biggest creative close-up view of the strong visual feel. Each stage has a new location with the characters' stitchpunk 'and monsters ready to attack,' said Director at Starz Toronto Fotogradi Kevin Adams.

Starz Animation Toronto develop extraordinary detail many of each scene. This requires a strong character to communicate the character of the body talk, animated face, and the combination of 2D backgrounds and 3D.

"We use Mudbox for the first time in production? 9?, Especially for basic details. Meanwhile, Maya has become the backbone for our digital pipeline from Starz Animation, Toronto opened its doors," said Adams.