“The Eventful Life of Rosemarie” is a touching 3D-animated short about a WWII survivor. The film was conceived by Swiss agency CRK as part of a campaign to strengthen careers in long-term care and recruit more young health professionals. In hearing the stories of Rosemarie’s painful childhood experiences of being separated from loved ones during the war, to the joy of reuniting with them, her life story becomes a source of inspiration for her caretaker Livio, serving as a reminder that a career in long-term health care is an opportunity to help others and become part of their story.
We had to condense an entire life story into two minutes, so we created detailed picture-book scenes held together by fluid camera movements and clever transitions. From a scratch on an object to peeling paint to the movement of clothing and hair, we brought an immense amount of detail to the CG. The film features 45 unique characters and 22 environments. Given the timeline and sheer volume of CG involved in this project, we developed a special shader for the groomers that makes the surface behave like actual hair would. We could control the shapes and still create great hair for our characters. We also spent a lot of time on cloth simulation so it looked and functioned properly in CG. Typically, we use standalone software for this, but this time we modeled and simulated the clothing with a proprietary tool we developed specifically for this project.​