Friday, 12 April 2013
Showreel Reetesh Motah 2009-2010
showreel Reetesh Motah 2009-2010 from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
Moving image work done while i was living in Jeddah
Showreel Reetesh Motah 2004-2008
showreel Reetesh Motah 2004-2008 from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
Moving image work done while i was living in London
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Monday, 30 July 2012
Another Espresso: BLOOM sequence from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
A not so perfect Espresso... film! Learnt about Philip Bloom's challenge too late. Shot at 24 fps on Canon 60D with - Carl Zeiss Flektogon 2.8, 35 | Pentax Takumar 2.5, 135 | Manfrotto 190XPROB. Other gear - iMac | Adobe Premiere/ After Effects | Film Magic ProSunday, 29 July 2012
Snake in the grass
Snake in the grass from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
The story of a big corporation aiming to conquest the world.
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Answers to longevity will probably be in genetic engineering and nanotechnology but how humane will a crafted being still be? “Snake in the grass” is a story set in our very near future reflecting on the possible threat of nanotechnology if available to a tyrannical corporation. Whilst its intention is not to simply take on globalization it will hopefully raise awareness of how individuals should be aware of the forces at work within a consumerist culture.
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Written, animated and directed by Reetesh Motah in 2004/2005
Saturday, 28 July 2012
IKEA TVC
IKEA BILLY shelves from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
Animated TVC done in 2010 for IKEA. One in a series.
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
ASAHI infomercial
ASAHI robot Belfast from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
Slide raft animation extract
Jump!! from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
Here's an extract of the Saudi Airlines flight safety video which i worked on - concept, storybaord, VFX, 3D (modeling, rigging & animation), compositing, colour correction, co-direction and project management - couple of years back.
Buitoni 10 sec TVC/ Bumper
Buitoni 10 sec TVC/ Bumper from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
3D animated TV bumper for Buitoni done in Maya. Compositing and colour correction in After Effects. Turnaround: 4 days
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
AlYaum 30sTVC
AlYaum 30sTVC Mega promo 2012 from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
3D animated TV commercial done in Maya. Compositing and colour correction in After Effects. Turnaround: 11 days
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Trésors de la marine
Trésors de la marine from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
It would be great to have someone operate the camera and change lenses while i can concentrate on composition, storytelling and continuity but that is a luxury i cannot afford at the moment. It's not ideal to be a one man band but the overall experience is gratifying after the edit is done. I made the most of the available daylight - though constantly changing - for most shots (160/ 320 ISO) but had to go into unwanted territory (6400 ISO) for some of the interior shots. My choice of vintage fast primes paid off in the end. No way i could have achieved that kind of "moving" imagery with some relatively cheap modern zoom lenses. None of the shots have been staged (except that hand opening to reveal a sculpted piece), i just let the "artists" get comfortable in front of the camera and work on their "craft".Promotional film "Trésors de la marine" shot in April 2012 in Mauritius. Shot at 24 fps on Canon 60D with - Canon EF 2.8, 28 | Carl Zeiss Flektogon 2.8, 35 | Chrome nose Canon FD 1.4, 50 | Tele Vivitar 1.8, 85 | Manfrotto 190XPROB. Other gear - iMac | Adobe Premiere/ After Effects | Film Magic Pro
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
A short documentary on the dwindling tea industry in Mauritius. Courtesy of the Société Usinière de Bois Chéri. Gear: Canon 60D | EF 28mm 1:2.8 | Opteka X-Cage & follow focusMonday, 19 December 2011
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
toysRus Hide & Seek TVC
It's been a while since i last shared some moving image work on the blog. This TV commercial for "toysRus" has been a lot of fun. I had the luxury of working on the concept development as well given that there were no agencies involved. After my storyboard was approved, i wasted no time to prepare the assets for animation. The tricky but effective technique of "animated masks" in After Effects for most of the running cycles helped me crack this animation in 5 days. On a more complex project with elaborate narrative, i would probably have opted for Anime Studio Pro.
toysRus 20s TVC | Nov2011 Eid from Reetesh Motah on Vimeo.
Friday, 7 October 2011
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Smart Roadster | hugs the road | open your mind
Student work from 2nd semester, MA digital film & animation. Music extract courtesy of KulaShaker! Vector car available on VectorStock
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Just for fun experiments | 3D fight demo
Animation test on 3D polygonal model created in Maya. It was used in the slide raft sequence in a flight safety demo running on the Airbus 320, 321 & 330
Monday, 16 May 2011
Another Eyeka entry
This 30 sec animation tries to express and illustrate the 3 essences - "Energizing Refreshment, Forward Momentum, Positive" - of Coca Cola. The approach is simplistic and minimalist as is the concept. The latter came to me only 2 days before the deadline and i was not able to spend too long on execution...
A more complex paper plane folding would have been more effective but that would have taken extra couple of days just to do animated tests. Instead of the bottles "fading in" on the wings a more procedural approach - shape being drawn, liquid filling up bottle - was what i had in mind but the clock was ticking...
Bottles created in Illustrator. Use of blend shapes in Maya for the paper plane. Trapcode Particular for the exhaust particles. 3D camera data exported to After Effects for final compositing. Depth of field done in After Effects using z-depth data from the Maya renders. Public domain "free" music from musopen.org edited to fit the timeline.
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Of Horse and Man
"Timeline" animation commissioned by Diane Dowling for the documentary "Of Horse and Man". The animated logo/ ident was also part of the project.
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Cracking Escher
After studying some of Escher's tessellations i recreated them in vector form. For sale on VectorStock
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