U2: Original of the Species concept 2 SOFTIMAGE|XSI February 2006
This is a concept done for the New York-based design and effects company Spontaneous. They used Softimage character animation technology to create the latest music video for the Grammy Award-winning rock band U2. The video for Original of the Species featuresa digital version of Bono, the band’s lead singer, accompanied by a computer generated woman. Both characters were created using SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.5.0 and animated with an alpha version of SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT, the revolutionary new digital acting technology that allows 3D artists to achieve realistic, lifelike facial animation for high-end film, post and games projects.The music video was conceived and directed by long-time U2 collaborator, Catherine Owens, who has worked with Spontaneous on several of U2’s in-concert animations for the band’s current Vertigo tour.
