An SPMS Story - I'm Still Kenny
Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis sucks! One mans journey with the disease echoes—’I’m still here.’ Kenny kindly shares a bit of his journey with SPMS, helping us understand and have compassion for others dealing with the various forms of MS.
This was our first foray into 360/VR video. It was a ton of work and a huge learning experience, but we’re excited to continue working with this technology.
Initial Styleframes
Motion Tests by Samm Hodges
Behind the Scenes
"I'm Still Kenny" was rendered at 8k using Cinema 4D and Octane. Coming in at 3:06, we rendered almost 4,500 frames with render times ranging from 1 minute to 10 minutes, depending on the complexity of the scene. We composited the film in After Effects with the help of the newly added VR toolset. Samm also used Houdini, X-Particles, and the Pixel Sorter plugin.
In order to keep render times low, we only used one man in bed model. Instead of duplicating the geometry, we added reflective planes around the scene creating an infinite scene.
The bird animation was created in Houdini, then exported out as an alembic file. We used X-Particles for the letters and set them up to attract to the bird geometry.
An early boardomatic.
Client: WebMD
VP of Editorial Content: Stephanie Snipes
EP of Original Content: Courtney Dixon
Creative by Coat of Arms
Featuring Kenny Dyer
Produced and Directed by Clara Lehmann & Jonathan Lacocque
Written by Clara Lehmann, Jonathan Lacocque, & Samm Hodges
Edited by Jonathan Lacocque & Samm Hodges
Art Direction, Motion Design and Animation by Samm Hodges
Sound Design and Mixing by Jerry Walterick
Music by Matt Stanfield
Special Thanks to Kenny Dyer, Nancy Freed, and Steven Jones
VP of Editorial Content: Stephanie Snipes
EP of Original Content: Courtney Dixon
Creative by Coat of Arms
Featuring Kenny Dyer
Produced and Directed by Clara Lehmann & Jonathan Lacocque
Written by Clara Lehmann, Jonathan Lacocque, & Samm Hodges
Edited by Jonathan Lacocque & Samm Hodges
Art Direction, Motion Design and Animation by Samm Hodges
Sound Design and Mixing by Jerry Walterick
Music by Matt Stanfield
Special Thanks to Kenny Dyer, Nancy Freed, and Steven Jones
