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.

PROJECT CREDITS

Main Concept - Giovanni La Rocca, Eleonora Alban
Art Direction - Eleonora Alban, Giovanni La Rocca
Lighting and camera animation - Giovanni La Rocca
Editing, compositing and post production - Giovanni La Rocca, Eleonora Alban
Music - "Awake in a dream" by Adrian Von Ziegler

SCENE SPECIFIC CREDITS

The Music box
Concept: Giovanni La Rocca, Eleonora Alban
Modeling, texturing, animation: Giovanni La Rocca
The eye
Concept, modeling, texturing: Giovanni La Rocca
The lanterns
Concept, modeling, texturing: Eleonora Alban
Brain cells
Concept: Giulia De Benedittis
Modeling: Giovanni La Rocca, Giulia De Benedittis
Texturing: Eleonora Alban, Giulia De Benedittis
Lungs
Concept, modeling, texturing, animation: Eleonora Alban
Cells
Concept: Giulia De Benedittis
Modeling: Giulia De Benedittis, Eleonora Alban
Texturing: Eleonora Alban, Giovanni La Rocca
Animation: Giovanni La Rocca, Eleonora Alban
Villus
Concept and animation: Giulia De Benedittis
Modeling: Giulia De Benedittis, Eleonora Alban
Texturing: Eleonora Alban, Giulia De Benedittis
Muscles
Concept, modeling, animation: Clara Sacchi
Texturing: Clara Sacchi, Eleonora Alban
Alembics
Concept, modeling, texturing: Giovanni La Rocca
The hearth
Concept, modeling, texturing, animation: Eleonora Alban
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