Jason Fotter, lead compositor with Zoic Studios. steps up to answer Five Questions.
1. What are you working on today?
Today I am working on a commercial for VW.

2. What have you found is the best tool or innovation that has come
out in the last year?
Flame contiues to get stronger. I think the advancements
in 3D tracking and Optical flow have opened up a whole new realm of
possibilities for VFX Artists.

3. The project (film, television, commercial or music video) that
most impressed you in the last year? Why?
The effects in Transformers. Why? Just watch it.

4. The best or favorite project that you worked on in the past year?
And why?
The Simpsons/BK spot we just finished. It was different,
refreshing, and fun.

5. Name the top 4 artists on your iPod?
Victor Wooten
Incubus
Chevelle
Dave Mathews Band

Recent Project
Zoic Studios Teams With Crispin Porter + Bogusky On "World
Domination" For Burger King And The Simpsons
Press Release
Coinciding with the Simpsons Movie launch, Burger King shows its
animated side with a new spot via agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky in
which an alien invasion transforms everyday citizens into Simpsons
characters with the blast of a laser. From Homer to Krusty, these
magical transformations were created in a team effort with the
agency, live action director Paul Hunter, the Simpsons animation team
from Film Roman and the visual effects talents at Zoic Studios.

"The challenge here was to match the live action with the final
animated character so that it appeared to be a seamless morph and
made the fun chaos real with a zap," says Zoic Lead Artist Jason
Fotter. "This was accomplished by stretching and manipulating the
live action imagery frame by frame so that it mutated from one realm
to another. It required experimentation and was a fun puzzle to
solve. It doesn't hurt that we are all massive Simpsons fans."

As the spot progresses and chaos reigns, Homer grumps "Aliens have
all the fun." The world has gone Simpsons and BK is in on it.

CREDITS
AGENCY: Crispin Porter + Bogusky
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Alex Bogusky
VP CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Rob Reilly
VP CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Bill Wright
ART DIRECTOR(S): James Dawson Hollis
COPYWRITER(S): Tim Roper, Rob Reilly, Bill Wright
INTEGRATED SENIOR PRODUCER (BROADCAST): Chad Hopenwasser

PRODUCTION COMPANY: H.S.I.
DIRECTOR: Paul Hunter
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kerstin Emhoff
HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Michael Mcquhae
PRODUCER: Suzanne Hargrove

VISUAL EFFECTS: Zoic Studios
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Steve Schofield
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Chris Jones
LEAD COMPOSITOR/FLAME: Jason Fotter
PRODUCER: Trista Wahl
COMPOSITORS: Levi Ahmu, Chris Hagen, Lane Jolly, Eric Mcavoy, Tyler
Nathan & Matt Smith

EDITORIAL COMPANY: Rock Paper Scissors
EDITOR: Chan Hatcher
PRODUCER: Mike Goble
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Dan Aronin

MUSIC: Beacon Street
EXECUTIVE INTEGRATED MUSIC PRODUCER: Bill Meadows

ANIMATION: Film Roman / Gracie Films