ABSTRACT
For the Budweiser alien "whassup" commercial, ILM's CG Commercials Department accepted the challenge of generating a CG stadium crowded with aliens, while making it look real without the aid of practical references. Particles placed in the seats of the stadium were replaced by animation cycles of the aliens. Other important challenges were the high level of subtlety in the expressions of the aliens' performance and the unusual design of the aliens. The proportions of their hands and the backwards articulation of their legs made it particularly tricky to create a fluid animation. Copyright held by creator.
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