NASA is fairly well known for the many conceptual animations they produce to showcase upcoming launches and projects, and the latest Mars Rover “Curiosity” is no exception. This time, the animation was produced by California’s Bohemian Grey, and is available on the JPL website.
Said Kevin K. Lane, President, Bohemian Grey Inc., “We are tremendously excited to be a part of this historic event. Helping NASA and the public to visualize ‘Curiosity’s’ trek was the type of animation project our company truly excels in both conceptualizing and producing.”
See the short below.
Bohemian Grey Produces Dramatic Animated Sequences
Depicting NASA’s Upcoming Mars “Curiosity” Rover Expedition
Granada Hills, CA, Aug. 5, 2011 — Bohemian Grey Inc., a leader in the creation and production of animation, visualization and visual effects for film, television, educational and government projects, has produced a short animated film depicting the planned exploits of NASA’s newest robotic explorer, the Mars Science Laboratory’s “Curiosity” Rover. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), (which is managed by The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena for NASA), is planning to launch this new rover, slated to explore Mars, this November.
The animation produced by Bohemian Grey depicts choice aspects of this upcoming mission. Both a four minute narrated version, and an eleven minute version without narration, are currently available for viewing by the public. In the narrated version, viewers can take a behind the scenes look at the assembly of the unprecedented craft, which features scientific advancements never before
included within such an inter-planetary vehicle. The longer piece depicts “Curiosity’s” flight path, landing, and planned exploratory activities, once on the surface of Mars.
To view the narrated version of this animation, please visit JPL’s web site:
http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/videos/index.cfm?v=1
The version without narration appears on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BudlaGh1A0o
Said Kevin K. Lane, President, Bohemian Grey Inc., “We are tremendously excited to be a part of this historic event. Helping NASA and the public to visualize ‘Curiosity’s’ trek was the type of animation project our company truly excels in both conceptualizing and producing.”
About Bohemian Grey Inc.:
Founded in 2007, Bohemian Grey Inc. creates animation and visual effects for entertainment (film and television), government and educational projects. The company, based in Granada Hills, CA, provides concept drawings, storyboards, animatics, 3D animation, and final compositing for a variety of such projects.
Four Emmy Award winning artists, along with a number of equally talented digital animators and producers, comprise the staff of Bohemian Grey Inc. This allows the company to offer a high standard of quality for its diverse client base, while maintaining efficient and timely delivery of original material. For more information, please visit: http://www.bohemiangrey.com/
