Moving Meditations | 3D Community Challenge

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This scene was an entry to the Moving Meditations Challenge hosted by Clinton Jones

STORY

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During a sunny afternoon, several friends have fun and play football outside.
However, one of the kids is distracted by a moving shape.
He decides to move forward slowly, leans, and grabs it...

PROCESS

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I started by thinking about different concepts and writing elements I wanted to keep / and which ones I found the most relevant.
I made different sketches of my ideas to be able to project on the composition of the scene and the elements that I was going to need. Then, I moved on to conceptualizing the scene on Blender by modeling and taking assets from internet. I then used Premiere Pro to change the colorimetry and manage the sound design.

IMAGINED BY ALEXIS GIBON

RESEARCH AND INSPIRATION

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At the beginning of my research, I immediately wanted to integrate a kid, who would be there to add some suspense.
In the first version, the video stop right before the toy get run over, but I found out it was not impactful.
In the second version, the kid drop a similar toy, but in a poor condition before he decided to grab the new one on the floor, but again there is no reason on "why he was heading that way".
Then I got the idea of redirecting the child with a balloon that was badly shot.

This concept is greatly inspired by the game Unravel, which takes place most of the time in outdoor locations inspired by the landscapes of northern Scandinavia.