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Article réalisé par : Thomas Moffat Grimes -
Juin 2006 |
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(Localisation d'origine :
www.caligari.com/news/news_june2006/cpcp2.html) |
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Marcel
Delord
Marcel Delord is a designer
extraordinaire, producing stunning artwork
and illustrations
as part of his work on product design.
His talents go beyond that though, as he has recently
completed a full-length movie, entirely computer generated. A
solo project from start to finish, it will soon be distributed
on DVD, proving you don't need hundreds of people to complete
a full-length film! |
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After technical studies, Marcel
Delord chose plastic art and sculpture as his medium, and
creation of physical objects has remained his passion. In that
respect, his beautiful artworks are for him just a step in the
process which leads from conceiving an initial idea through to
an actual solid object that you can hold in your hands.
He has been a designer for 24 years, working for many
famous design agencies. He is fond of computer graphics and
synthesised images, and in the early |
1980s he even developed his
own 3d software - back then, such software did not exist, and making
his own software was the only way to realise his first
creations!
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Then he contributed to the making of one of the first
pieces of software to use NURBS and ray-tracing, which was
named "Volumm4d". These days, Marcel Delord uses trueSpace for his work.
“From version 3, this software has impressed me by its
intuitive approach and its interface which is more appropriate
for artists than the majority of competitors which are often
conceived for engineers. Thanks to trueSpace, my imagination
is not slowed down by technique!” |
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Today, Marcel devotes himself to
product design, as well as having just finished his first big
project in 3D animation. He hopes that in 10 years, 3D
creation will use an artificial intelligence interface that
will display automatically the functions an individual user
uses most often, tailoring itself to that users's preferred
way of working.
"The word 'configuration' would become a souvenir," he
said, "when this ability is combined with vocal command and
retina identification!" |
Design
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The "Essence of Charisma" Awards
honour a renowned persona who exemplifies a spontaneous and
irresistible energy. The trophy is a clear crystal globe,
created for The Fragrance Foundation by Marcel Delord of
Dinand Design and manufactured by Pochet of America directly
from files from trueSpace.
“It is one of the many projects I have succeeded in thanks
in part to trueSpace, because of the quality of its render
engine. Before using computers, I made prototypes out of
physical materials. It is still necessary to pass through this
stage, but now it can be done in 3D on the computer without
the need to make an actual physical
mock-up.” |
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The Fragance Foundation awards are
considered the "Oscars" of the fragrance industry, and this
striking and beautiful trophy found a fittingly prestigious
home, as it was awarded to former President, Bill Clinton.
Now after 24 years of creating
product designs, Marcel Delord is now looking more and more
towards animation. “The power of computers these days lets me
consider film making as a means of presenting designs, while
still remaining autonomous as I do not have to be dependent on
someone else to make the movie.” |
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Retrospective
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Before we go on to look at the movie that Marcel has been
working on, we will pause and take a second to introduce the
main character. The robot is about 30 years old, having first been
conceived before the first Star Wars movie was released.
Without 3D software, the robot took form as an actual
construction made from lucite and metal, measuring 2.4 meters
on his own, or a full 5 meters with his spatial
shuttle. |
Done purely for fun, Marcel
notes that there was really not enough room in his house for the
robot, and the noise of the motors made the neighbours a little
unhappy! Neither of those were problems in recent years when the
robot took on new life as the star of the Marcel's animation
project.
SONDE
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Only just completed this year, Marcel Delord's movie
"SONDE" is a personal work in which the threads of the story
are civilisations and virtual worlds. Making a full-length film on your own is a real challenge!
Marcel undertook every step of the movie's creation, and all
on his own. from the initial ideas and writing, through to
modelling, rendering, animating, and creating the special
effects, all the way up to recording the sound, creating a DVD
interface, and designing the
packaging. |
It has taken more than 2 years of work,
and 700 animated scenes in order to complete the project, which
comes in the form of 3 episodes. Marcel describes the result as a
well finished film that mixes documentary and science fiction.
Three movie clips
from Marcel Delord's "SONDE" - click the images to watch!
The ambitious story, which takes place across the timescale of
several billions of years gives a different vision of our world.
Without making any scientific claim, it lets the spectator interpret
the events, so that each movie-watcher can imagine their own world.
Marcel likens it to dreaming, and says “As far as I am concerned, I
have already dreamed about a continuation which will answer some
questions raised during the first 3 episodes. The spectator will
then have the pleasure of comparing those revelations with his own
interpretation.”
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