Work Process
The animation film is created by using 3D animation. I could create my imagined world with this medium. Also, the 3D software included a real-world physical engine. Therefore, I could make a surreal world and visuals. Apart from that, I would like to try the motions and some simple simulations in the project, test the effects that what 3D motion could do.
Before starting to do the animation, I make a storyboard roughly to do the general layout and visuals work. To make sure the mood and tone are consistent. However, some of the scenes are changed due to the better connection between different shots. Hence, I could make an animatic based on the board for estimating the editing.
The film is created by using Cinema4D and composited in After Effects. The work process is making the scene first (lighting, texturing, modeling, animating, etc.). After rendering out, the scenes (image sequences) would be put in After Effects for fine-tuning the layout, color, adding effects, etc. Then repeat the action.
Apart from the visuals, I used Logic Pro to composite the sounds. Due to the sound clips are separated, I tried to make it more consistent (e.g. adding reverb for connection) and choose the related sounds. All the sound clips are downloaded from freesound.org. Hence, there is no copyright issue. Besides, to synchronize the sounds with animation, the clips are based on the visuals to create. Vice versa. The visuals are fine-tuned for matching the sounds.
The visuals are full of chromatic aberration for the sake of the delusion mood. For me, the aberration represents the illusory view which is elapsing. Then, the sound is an ambient sound which sounds like a bit creepy and oppressive for creating an atmosphere.