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Klipp og Lim in Space

The first Norwegian satellite, AISSat-1, will be launched from India on May the 9th. This is a historical moment and we are doing our bit. Klipp og Lim’s contribution is a presentation that explains the purpose of the satellite.

The animated presentation is without audio, and a part of the official promotional material intended for television and web.

The AIS system is primarily a ship collision avoidance system. Today it is based on a range of onshore base stations, each with a range of about 40 nautical miles. The AIS-satellite will expand the AIS coverage area to all maritime zones controlled by Norwegian Authorities

The satellite is equipped with technology developed in a joint effort by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Kongsberg Seatex AS, the Norwegian Coastal Administration and the Norwegian Space Centre. The project is funded by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Links:

• KONGSBERG contributes to the worlds first AIS satellite
• Klart for oppskyting av norskutviklet satellitt

Velg Riktig Campaign

We recently finished an animation made to promote velgriktig.no, which is to be shown on cinemas across the country. The purpose of the campaign is to recruit more students to mathematics and the natural sciences. The site is developed and run by RENATE, a governmentally initiated centre for promoting increased recruitment to this field.

Campaign material produced by us consists of the above commercial for cinema, a web-based film contest and ads for web and print. The cinema commercial reuses visual elements from an illustration developed by Oxygen and is narrated by Solveig Hareide, known from the popular TV-show Newton, who is also be present in the printed advertisements.

NCE Instrumentation

Klipp og Lim has recently finished the production of an ambitious film for NCE Instrumentation.

Here’s a little background information on the project: The Norwegian Centres of Expertise (NCE) programme is jointly owned and implemented by the three main Norwegian innovation agencies: Innovation Norway, the Research Council of Norway and SIVA.

NCE has appointed twelve strong clusters consisting of world class enterprises in their field. The aim is to further development of the selected clusters to become motors for industry development through cooperation between companies, researchers, colleagues and public authorities.

One of the clusters is NCE Instrumentation in Trøndelag. It consists of companies which supply advanced management and communications solutions to companies in offshore, maritime, fish farming, energy and medicine.

Klipp og Lim was given the task to produce a informational film that promoted the idea of clusters and the work of NCE Instrumentation. There was also made a film targeting students, telling about the rich opportunities for education and work in the region, and there’s also an english version in the making.

TSO Website

We’ve recently been working closely with the Trondheim Symphonic Orchestra (TSO) developing a brand new website alongside with media such as animation and the individual portraits of the orchestra. The site is also added to our portfolio.

Including the animation, based on the illustration by Si Scott and scored by Sander.

Complex Solutions

We recently finished a film for Kongsberg Seatex, made to present their variety of high-end marine applications. The film deals with something called DARPS (Differential Absolute and Relative Positioning Sensors). It combines high-performance sensors allowing reliable and accurate absolute and relative positioning of two vessels such as a shuttle tanker and an FPSO (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel).

Our mission was to communicate these complex solutions emphasizing the wide range of applications and their individual features aimed at a general audience. A curiosity to be mentioned is that Leiv Eriksons last harbor in Norway before discovering America is right outside their office. Kongsberg Seatex takes pride in this legacy and wants to defend their position as a leading voice in the field of maritime navigation in the years to come.

The project is also viewable from it’s portfolio-entry.

Sensors Animation Updated

We made this short animation for Kongsberg Maritime in 2006 and it’s now been updated with brand new sound effects. Kongsberg Maritime delivers systems for positioning, surveying, navigation and automation to merchant vessels, offshore, oil & gas installations, and this animation was made to introduce Kongsberg Maritimes sensor technology, which monitors the inner life of big sea vessels.

Useful Scripts for After Effects

The scripts-folder in After Effects is often something which is overlooked, by myself included. I’m almost embarrassed to say I just recently realized there’s a Scale Composition-function under scripts-menu which is incredibly handy. Apart from the default scripts, there’s also a very nice script package available for free from Adobe Exchange which I’m sure will improve anyone’s workflow.

First off, there’s the Active Shutter-script: quite simply, this script lets you adjust the motion blur settings of your composition without having to go into comp-settings every time. Instead you get a panel that gives you sliders for shutter angle, shutter phase and a small scrubber. Very handy!

Then there’s the Folder Setup-script: this is great for making a template folder structure to keep your project organized. I usually always like to start off a project with organizing folders, such as ‘assets’, ‘comps’, ‘audio’ etc, and this nifty script let’s you setup a project with just one click.

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Resman Moods

When Resman were re-doing their offices, we were asked to create something unique to meet visitors — amongst several other things, we created motion graphics meant to introduce the Resman brand and set the right mood by using profile elements with accompanying audio. Two flat-panel LCDs at the entrance with directional speakers to play back the sound were installed, which enables passing visitors to listen in granted they stand in front of the screen. This ensures that the audio won’t be heard throughout the rest of the office space (which might get annoying in the long run).

As the movie is meant to span across two widescreen LCD’s next to each other, it doesn’t really fit a standard web format as you can see from the movie above. Note that the movie is meant to be running looped in the background which explains why it’s somewhat slow in it’s progression, it has an almost meditative feel to it, so put on your headset, sit back and relax. The music theme is based around the ‘Resman theme’ that Sander has composed — the same theme that every Resman employee gets as his or her own ringtone, personalized to the style of music that he or she prefers.

For more on Resman, see the Identity-job. The film is also available at Vimeo.

After Effects Easing

Now and again I’m asked if I could share a few After Effects tips and tricks, so here goes.

As most animators know, good easing can really make an animation go from decent to great. If an object is supposed to appear somewhat realistic; it has to emulate physics to a certain extent. Pretty basic animation knowledge, and a linear easing curve will rarely achieve that effect. After Effect’s in-built graph editor has gotten slightly better with time but I still find it difficult to make it act like I want it to, and it always seems to take a lot of time getting it right, especially if you’re trying to produce some quick drafts.

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Grand Prix at Sterk Reklame

We were awarded with Gold and Grand Prix in the regional Sterk Reklame awards on Thursday 5th March. The work that received this honour was The Singing Coffee Beans, the animated postcard made for Kjeldsberg Kaffe.

The jury stated that this work shows it’s possible to reach a wider audience with a cost effective production. This is a bold and honest film with a defined concept. This movie was an integrated part of the new site Klipp og Lim made for Kjeldsberg Kaffe.

The beautiful mooses will find their permament spot as soon as we find the right place for them! You can see all of the mooses at the Moose Showroom.