Creative impulse is a commercial offshoot of a jointly funded, research project, based at the University of Bristol with the backing of the following partners:

• Aardman Animations
• Avid / Softimage
• Framestore
• Mark Roberts Motion Control
• The D.T.I.
• Panavision

The goal of the project was to perform research into motion control and pre-visulization for the UK film industry. Software has been produced which enables highly accurate motion control shots to be planned and then performed. This product integrates motion control into any mainstream 3D Animation & Modelling package (currently Softimage XSI and Mark Roberts Flair software), allowing a previously impossible level of on and offline control of rig cameras which saves time & money and increases creative freedom to develop very original shots. Below is a screen shot of a virtual image of the Mark Roberts Milo Rig within Softimage XSI.

The Virtual Milo Rig