This is a chain smoking and whiskey-drinking bird called Solan Gundersen, very famous in Norway because of the books and stories of Kjell Aukrust. There's been two animated features made with his characters: a stop-motion film (the charming Flåklypa Grand Prix) and a classically drawn film (the not-quite-so-charming Gurin Med Reverompa). This test was for a proposed third animated film with these popular Aukrust characters. I did this test in a period of about two weeks, to convince the studio that 3D could be a good alternative to stop-motion animation.
After having sold the idea of animating the movie in 3D by doing this test for free, I was asked to bid for a three-minute test on 35mm film. The budget shocked the production company so much they turned angry on me! 3D was still at its infancy in Norway, and back then no-one took me seriously when I told them this was difficult and expensive stuff. Making a photorealistic character for a feature film is still one of the hardest things to do in 3D.
Looking back on it now, I'm sure it seems crude and pointless to most of you - but this was a huge deal when I made it, and also for many people who saw it. It proved that I could create an animated character that appeared to live and breathe in our world, and that was a huge creative boost for me! Although I can't see it happening, I still hope I some day will be able to work with the Aukrust characters.
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