Red Bull Ice-Skating Track in the Breakdown

Red Bull wanted to show the Chrashed Ice track in Ottawa, Canada before it had even been built. A CG realization was therefore needed. Artist Miki Nemcek shows his impressive work in this breakdown.
Red Bull Crashed Ice 2017 Breakdown

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The main challenge in the project was building a CG environment of the city of Ottawa in the short period of time that was available for the project. In total, the 3D artist created four animations in 2.5 months.

You can see the final result “Red Bull Crashed Ice 2017 | 3D Track Overview” here:

More information about 3D artist Miki Nemcek is available on his website. The motion-graphics designer and 3D artist works not only with Cinema 4D, but also with After Effects, Octane, Substance Designer and ZBrush.

The finale of the extreme-sports event took place on March 3 and 4, 2017, including many falls and sensational jumps. Personally, it would not be for us; we can barely keep ourselves steady on ice skates on a flat surface. ;)