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StoneMill Media

Multimedia. Animation. Motion Graphics.

New Awards

StoneMill Media has received three new awards for work completed during the past year. In November, the StoneMill Media Demo Reel won a WAVE award in the category of animation. This past summer, the demo reel also received a Telly Award.

The Mercury Marine Smartcraft Simulator was awarded an MCAI Merit award in the category of interactive programming.

Block Island Lighthouse

Constructed in 1874 for the lofty sum of $75,000 (around $1.4 million today) the lighthouse located on the southeast banks of Block Island, R.I. is the only one of its kind in existance. With its blend of Gothic Revival and Italianate architectural styling and the unusual duplex living quarters, this lighthouse lends itself perfectly to a long term 3D recreation project.

The progress of this project can be followed under the Workbench section of the Flash site. Currently all the main external modeling has been completed and texturing is under way. New progress images are updated regularly.

Mercury Marine Axius / SmartCraft Simulator

The Mercury Marine SmartCraft Technology simulator has received an MCAI Merit Award for interactive Programming. This application is the second of two versions created for Mercury Marine.

The first version is a narrated multilingual training program designed to educate boat dealers on how the new Axius navigation system functions and what issues to watch for during boat delivery. The interface includes all the control items that would be found on the boat and all functions related to the training were available. This includes functions like GPS waypoint tracking and automatic position holding. Wind and water current speed and direction are adjustable. The Axius system features 360 degree joystick navigation for maneuvering. It does this by changing the speed, angle and direction of each engine independently. This functionality is fully simulated in the application using the same types of engine calculations as the Axius system. For practice, the users can drive the boat around the marina or in open water. For more challenge there is a dock maze.

The second version was created as a marketing game for use on the SmartCraft website as well as at trade shows. All the lessons were removed and some interface changes were made. The application was reprogrammed to exaggerate the boat's movements, giving a more game-like feel. A timed slalom course was added out in the open water area of the map.

Cave of the Mounds Prehistoric Animation

Meet the Nautiloid, a distant relative to the squid and octopus. This guy is one of several animations created for Cave of the Mounds. Tha animations were used within their welcome video to illustrate how the caves were formed and show the origins of the fossils found within the cave.

A Few Recent Projects

Manpower - Animated Holiday eCard. Flash / Actionscript 3
St. Francis Medical Center - Interactive Physician Recruitment Website. Flash / Actionscript 3
LumiData - Brand animation for use on the web and at trade shows. Flash / Actionscript 3

Services

Animation and 3D modeling
Interface Design
Interactive Websites
Flash and advanced Actionscript programming
Motion Graphics
After Effects Compositing

Client List includes:

Mercury Marine
Spalding
Manpower
GMR Marketing
Tyco
ProVideo
The Roberts Group
Michaels Corp
Tilt Media
Peritus
Cave of the Mounds
Famous Footwear
Motion Media

Contact Info

StoneMill Media is located in Southeast Wisconsin, approx. half way between Madison and Milwaukee.

email - themill@stonemill media