US Soy Forest

US Soy Forest Animation

Client: Fox and Lion Digital
Objective: Animate a forest forming on a rolling soybean
Responsibilities: Animating soybean and trees, compositing
Software: 3ds Max, TyFlow, V-Ray

Process: This animation was part of a larger project for US Soy, where we created several of these animated bean clips. The rolling bean was done in TyFlow with PhysX. Next, particles were bound to the bean geometry, given a random tree shape, and scaled from 0-100% with variation to introduce the trees while the bean rolls into place. The trees use a Wobble modifier for their movement. Rendered in 3ds Max and V-Ray. Comped in After Effects.

Additional Credits

Tony Hocevar: Bean model, surfacing, lighting