Where we are now and where we were in the beginning of the sem are pretty different from what we planned.  But that’s probably the whole point.

The initial idea was the use of C4D but we had to be pragmatic about it so we switched to After Effects instead, with the help of Trapcode Particular.

CONCEPT

Our concept is to illustrate Read more →

Jellyfish, by Eduardo and Nasya

Initially, I had the idea of using a chrysalis to represent the theme for passing. My initial reasonings and ideas can be found in my slides here!

After talking with Eduardo, I realised that the idea of a chrysalis is way too literal. Eduardo offered a compelling suggestion: the famous immortal jellyfish!

Also known as turritopsis dohrnii, Read more →

Hello everyone!

Sadly enough, after the presentation, we decided to rethink our project.

Looking at the storyboard and our progress so far, we felt restricted by the subject matter and by the style that we had chosen.

We decided to work with our strengths in illustration and motion graphics and tried rethinking the direction of our project. We Read more →

 “Connection”

The given theme was “Music”  thus our art direction was influenced by it.

Music to us was a form of connection that is made up by rhythm and therefore we wanted the audience to be able to enjoy music by creating a flow which syncs with their visual senses.

Playing with lines, speed and light. We were able to compose a silent Read more →

Early ideas and layouts

After the first test, we found that the colour scheme is too bright. It might distract the audiences when it comes to the big screen. So, we decide to shift the background to dark red.

The mock-up

The Second Update

According to the feedback, we added more details to the face, hence made Read more →

CELESTIAL BODIES

How Sounds In Space Came About

Celestial Bodies is a project inspired by sounds in space. Because space is a vacuum, sound cannot travel the way it usually does on Earth to reach our ears.

However, even in outer space, sound does exist as electromagnetic vibrations. NASA uses special instruments that detect Read more →

PROTOTYPE CLIPS

https://vimeo.com/294989099

https://vimeo.com/294993292

https://vimeo.com/295167226

PROCESS

The Last Song Syndrome usually refers to an earworm, or sometimes known as a brainworm, sticky music, stuck song syndrome.

It is best described as an Involuntary Musical Imagery (INMI) which is a catchy piece of music that continually repeats through a person’s mind after it is no longer playing.

Some examples of such music are We Will Rock You (1977) by Queen, Never Gonna Give Read more →

This project is a visual representation of how a person’s body reacts to beats, drops and melodies in music.

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https://youtu.be/kWr3zrOIbtM