Carbon Footprint
Discovery Channel EMEA

Best in Show Nomination - Siggraph Festival 2008
Platinum REMI Award for Best Animated Computer Graphics – Worldfest 2008, USA
Gold Award for Best Sting/Interstitial (as part of Discovery Networks EMEA Shorts) - Promax BDA Awards 2008
InBook Nomination - D&AD Awards 2008
CG in Broadcast Nomination - ESCape Awards 2008

The brief for his short film. commissioned by Discovery Channel EMEA, was to depict the ecological imprint we leave behind by not recycling our rubbish. By utilising an animated time lapse effect we follow the decomposition of a tin can over 50 years

The entire short (excluding the first shot) was created digitally.  The production team used a wide variety of techniques and tools, including projection mapping, HDRI, high-resolution models, global illumination to create one seamless camera shot.   In-house written shaders contribute to the fine texture detail and overall realism of the film.

Carbon Footprint demonstrates a simple but clever idea pushing the boundaries of CG. 

Director: Matt Lambert
Producer: Stefano Salvini
Producer: Bruce Meier (Discovery Channel EMEA)
VFX Supervisor/3D Artist: Matt Chandler
Lead Compositor: Fabio Zaveti
Music: Ben Lukas Boysen\Hecq

Carbon Footprint Stills

Carbon Footprint Stills