CSI Premier-Opening Sequence

[Chris Light]

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/vi...GGEyoQepyaCVe6M8_&category=episodes&play=true

i don't really do special effects, and certainly we've seen the effects done in this sequence before, but i was rather impressed with the detail and complexity of the single-shot look of the opening to this episode. specifically the broken glass, and the blood spatter, and the frozen chaos....click the link and watch it if you didn't see it on tv...it's pretty cool. any idea what program/s they may have used to create this?

 

[Cassius]

Undoubtedly some proprietary software was involved, as well as standard stuff, but it really doesn't matter since the work was done by people- animators, compositors, art directors and so forth. They could have done it with different tools as well. Although I don't know anything about this technique, which I've seen before, and I would be interested in learning more about how they plan it out and put it into action.

 

[lowercase]

search information on the commercial for phillips carousel tv.
it looks like the same technology and techniques.
theres lotsa info on how they made the award winning piece.
i wouldn't be surprised if it was the same people who created the csi opening.
thanks
-k-