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Versatility in depicting medical animation
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Several styles are possible for medical animations. Below are a number of depictions of the same subject matter - red blood cells traveling through a vessel. The approach used was dictated by the needs of the information that needed to be conveyed, so that the story could be presented as clearly as possible. |
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In this case, the client needed to bring textbook illustrations to life. The illustration was combined with 3D animation in a seamless manner. (Click on image
to view animation) |
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In this medical animation the focus was on the epidermis above the blood vessel, so a simple, non-distracting view of the blood cells in the vessel was used. (Click on image to view animation) |
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This animation shows the insertion of a medical device into an obstructed artery of the heart. It was part of a series depicting cabg surgery, so a contrast between a procedure on a beating and non-beating heart needed to be shown. (Click on image to view animation) |
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A top view was used here to show the action of the white blood cells escaping through the cell walls of a vessel. Using a view of the vessel sliced from the top allowed the behavior of the wbc to be seen clearly. (Click on image to view animation) |
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A side sliced view was needed in this medical animation to show the structure of the artery as the plaque erupts forming a thrombus. (Click on image to view animation) |
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The focus here was on the actin (the gridded area in white), so an end sliced view was used. After the location of the relevant structures was established with a full view, the animation could zoom into the area of interest without the viewer becoming "lost". (Click on image to view animation) |
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A dramatic "fantastic voyage" medical animation was used to carry the viewer into the blood vessel itself. Hitchhiking a ride with some red blood cells. (Click on image to view animation) |
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The same animation as above, but with settings changed to create an "electron microscope look". The appearance of an animation can be changed with the adjustment of just a few settings. (Click on image to view animation) |
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This time we needed to travel against the flow of the blood cells. They become blurred with the effect of speed. (Click on image to view animation) |
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