ACM SIGGRAPH Video Review Issue 156
SIGGRAPH 2007
Electronic Theatre Program

ACM Order #DVD-156 ISBN: 978-1-59593-691-2

Some films have been identified as being exceptional. These are:

• Visual Effects Society (VES) Award – Travelers: Snowball
• Oscar Nominated – A Gentlemen’s Duel
• Best of Show – Ark
• Award of Excellence – En Tus Brazos
• Jury Honors – Dreammaker

Film Order

1. Travelers: Snowball
   (Visual Effects Society (VES) Award)
   
   Duration: 1:08

   New Zealand

   Dan Lemmon, Visual FX Supervisor

   Weta Digital Ltd.
   Snowball begins with a man walking down a steep street in San Francisco. He crashes through a yard sale, before tumbling head-over-heels down the hill. As the man continues to roll he creates a "snowball effect', accumulating objects fro the street to create an enormous ball of urban debris.
2. Burning Safari
   
   Duration: 1:47

   France

   Vincent Aupetit, Florent de la Taille, Jeanne Irzenski, Maxime Maléo, Aurélien Prédal, Claude-William Trébutien

   Gobelins, l'école de l'image
3. Happiness Factory
   
   Duration: 1:30

   USA

   Todd Mueller & Kylie Matulick, Directors

   PSYOP, Inc.
4. Raymond
   
   Duration: 5:37

   United Kingdom

   Fabrice le Nezet, Jules Janaud, François Roisin

   The Mill
5. Ark
   (Best of Show)
   
   Duration: 7:23

   Poland

   Marcin Kobylecki, Grzegorz Jonkajtys, Producers
   An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population oblivious to the true nature of the disease; the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. In great ships, they set off in search of uninhabited land untouched by the deadly virus. So begins the exodus, led by one man...
6. The Recent Future Robot: HELPER Z
   
   Duration: 1:42

   Japan

   Katsuyuki Suzuki
7. Formation of a Spiral Galaxy
   
   Duration: 1:42

   Japan

   The Four-Dimensional Digital Universe Project

   National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
8. High Fashion in Equations
   
   Duration: 1:36

   Switzerland

   Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann

   MIRALab, University of Geneva
9. En Tus Brazos
   (Award of Excellence)
   
   Duration: 5:15

   France

   François-Xavier Goby, Edouard Jouret, Matthieu Landour, Directors

   Supinfocom Valenciennes
   A remarkable tale of the greatest tango dancer of the 1920;s who finds himself confined to a wheelchair after an unfortunate accident. Thanks to his loving wife, he recovers the use of his legs just in time for the most magical dance of his life...
10. The Itch
    
    Duration: 1:44

    United Kingdom

    Joel Green

    Bournemouth University
11. SIGGRAPH 2007 Papers Preview
    
    Duration: 2:55

    USA

    Jim Blinn, Michael Cohen, David Thiel, Producers

    Microsoft Research
12. HP Hands "Paulo Coelho"
    
    Duration: 0:27

    USA

    Mathew Cullen, Director

    Motion Theory
13. A VFX Journey Through Pan's Labyrinth With CafeFX
    
    Duration: 3:41

    USA

    Everett Burrell, Visual Effects Supervisor

    CafeFX, Inc.
    When the harsh world of the Spanish Civil War becomes too horrific to bear in Director Guillermo del Toro's visually rich and complex "Pan's Labyrinth", young Ofelia escapes inward, finding in her imagination the power to heal her real-world wounds. Challenged to create the mythical creatures and landscapes of Ofelia's fantasy, CaféFX embarked on an artistic and technical journey spanning four months of location shooting and five months of postproduction.
14. U2 and Green Day "The Saints Are Coming"
    
    Duration: 4:34

    USA

    Benjamin Looram

    Sway Studio
15. swirl
    
    Duration: 0:25

    United Kingdom

    Lee Griggs
16. Herbstlaub
    
    Duration: 3:03)

    Herbstlaub – Filmakademie Baden-Wuttemberg
17. Portal
    
    Duration: 1:506

    USA

    Doug Lombardi

    Valve Corporation
18. NVIDIA Real-Time Graphics Research: The GeForce 8 Demo Suite
    
    Duration: 2:49

    USA

    NVIDIA DemoTeam

    NVIDIA Corporation
19. Advances in Real-Time Rendering – Electronic Arts (300's Liquid Battlefield)
    
    Duration: 4:11

    Germany

    Stephan Trojansky, Danielle Plantec

    SCANLINE VFX
20. Dreammaker (Trailer)
    (Jury Honors)
    
    Duration: 13:35

    Germany

    Leszek Plichta

    Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
    In the past, this talented dreammaker created the most beautiful dreams for people. Now, he lives in solitude focused on only one purpose - the creation of a special dream - his dream...
21. Capturing and Animating Skin Deformation
    
    Duration: 0:47

    USA

    Jessica K. Hodgins

    Carnegie Mellon University
22. equilibrio
    
    Duration: 1:08

    USA

    Tomas Salles, Director

    New York University
23. A Gentlemen's Duel
    (Oscar Nominated)
    
    Duration: 5:56

    USA

    Blur Studio
    Time-honored tradition is re-imagined with a fantastic blend of boisterous characters and over-the-top comedic action. A seemingly innocent tea party takes a turn for the dramatic when two imperious aristocrats suddenly find themselves competing for the affections of the same fair lady.