HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Damien Chazelle's 'First Man' received this years Oscar for Visual Effects, largely for its difficult-to-achieve in-camera effects and traditional techniques. The Overdrive motion control system was utilized extensively in the shooting of the film by the Special Effects crew.
Concept Overdrive Inc is also proud to concurrently announce the release of Overdrive 3.0, with significant advances to the Academy Award winning Overdrive system.
During the making of the 'First Man', Overdrive was used to control several six-axis hydraulic motion bases which carried aircraft, spacecraft, and crew. Safety was paramount with personnel on the machines all day. Utilizing its unique "reverse-solve", Overdrive was able to calculate the precise position of the motion base in 3D space, and even stream that live data into the video wall system which was essential to the film.
Overdrive controlled most of the gauges of the air and spacecraft cockpits, which were essential to the storytelling during tense sequences.
Overdrive was additionally used to control the motion of the multi-axis gyro trainer gimbal which spun Astronauts through the air in the film. This effect utilized large electro-mechanical servo motors.
"Overdrive is the only system which can do all this," Concept Overdrive President Steve Rosenbluth says, "When creative techniques are demanded, Overdrive always delivers. We're proud to still be pushing the envelope after all this time in the industry."
Concept Overdrive Inc. releases Overdrive 3.0 on March 1, 2019.
SOURCE Concept Overdrive Inc.
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