This is a project we made for Mohole Scuola, that was then chosen by Maxon to be inserted in its online showcase.

The project wants to represent in an abstract, dreamlike way the human body in some of its parts, not focusing on the aspects of its operating principles but rather on the awesomeness and wonder that the "machine man" is able to cause. The image of a mysterious musical box seemed the most appropriate, fitting perfectly with the idea of the contrast between the smallness of the container and the infinity of the contents.

We used C4D for each stage of the production: modeling, lighting, texturing, rendering. Having to heavily optimise the final render times, the biggest challenge was to create a complex and interesting scene, using and combining elements that were to be as simple as possible: in this case C4D has been a good ally, allowing us to create geometries and materials that were light and fast enough to render, without having to give up on a good level of visual sophistication. The ease of managing a multipass workflow, and the possibility to instantly get special channels (such as alpha and depth maps), allowed us to start working on the post production before we completed the rendering process. The scenes obtained were then assembled and contextualised in After Effects with extensive use of Cineware, and we proceeded to create the ethereal atmosphere where the lanterns float and the light effects that characterise the video. Lastly, we then used Premiere Pro to finalize the editing and the color correction, and to add the soundtrack.