Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
$25,000.00
Industry Corporation - Rapid digital character asset library (RaDiCAL)
EF 2016-17
Résumé
This project, to be conducted at Sheridan's Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT), is designed to develop arapid digital character asset creation pipeline and library that will allow Industry Corporation to produce animated television contentbased on their original intellectual property. Automation of the pipeline process for creation of animated content is critical if highqualityproduction values are to be achieved with the more limited budgets available for independent production companiesattempting to compete in a global marketplace. SIRT will work with Industry Corporation to develop an efficient automated processfor creation of production-ready digital characters within budgetary and time constraints applicable to a lower budget animatedseries. This will include modelling, texturing, rigging and skinning of characters that will become part of a Rapid Digital CharacterAsset Library (RaDiCAL). Both the library and the technological and creative processes established as part of this project willbecome part of Industry Corporation's short- and long-term solutions for maximizing the company's revenue generation andemployment of industry professionals.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
506173-2016
Name nom
Gillett, Cindy
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22156
Institution établissement
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2016
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Industry Corporation - Rapid digital character asset library (RaDiCAL)
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This project, to be conducted at Sheridan's Screen Industries Research and Training Centre (SIRT), is designed to develop arapid digital character asset creation pipeline and library that will allow Industry Corporation to produce animated television contentbased on their original intellectual property. Automation of the pipeline process for creation of animated content is critical if highqualityproduction values are to be achieved with the more limited budgets available for independent production companiesattempting to compete in a global marketplace. SIRT will work with Industry Corporation to develop an efficient automated processfor creation of production-ready digital characters within budgetary and time constraints applicable to a lower budget animatedseries. This will include modelling, texturing, rigging and skinning of characters that will become part of a Rapid Digital CharacterAsset Library (RaDiCAL). Both the library and the technological and creative processes established as part of this project willbecome part of Industry Corporation's short- and long-term solutions for maximizing the company's revenue generation andemployment of industry professionals.
