Author: t.chen

Box by bot and dolly is a shortfilm that treads the line between visual effects, practical effects, robotics and projection mapping.
Bot and Dolly is a boutique design studio that creates pieces of art work that deal with human computer interactions. Often utilizing
various digital fabrication techniques to achieve their effects. In this case they are utilizing robotic arms and large flatscreens to
create a truly visually spectacular feat.
Inspired by magic shows the creators sought to use technology to capture the sense of awe and illusion magicians demonstrate on stage.
The illusions in reality are created by the precise calculation of the moving graphics, the moving robotic arms and 3D space. Although 3D
motion tracking has already been a thing and used in the film industry for visual effects for ages, the precise combination of graphics, moving
screens and a performer, as demonstrated in the Box shortfilm can really prove to be a new phase for not just the movie industry but for the
performing arts as a whole. Set no longer need to be a static piece sitting lifelessly on stage, or large scale constructions in teh middle of
universal studios, they can simple be pre-rendered VFX scenes that are tracked in 3 dimensions.