“Das Rad” (“The Wheel”), English title “Rocks”, made in 2001 by Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel, and Heidi Wittlinger at
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. It was a 2003 Academy Award nominee for best animated short film.

The characters and foreground sets were stop motion, and the backgrounds were made in Maya. Fancy foreground lighting effects, including fast-moving cloud shadows, were accomplished by lighting a white low-poly 3D replica set and comping it over the physical set. Making-of shots can be seen at the short’s website, dasrad.com.

Chris Stenner went on to animate at Trixter, Heidi Wittlinger is freelancing in Berlin, and Arvid Uibel died in 2000, possibly during production… the film is dedicated to him.

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