西谷 (Nishiya)
Inspiration
- Fall 2024 marked my 10th year in the United States
- To revive where I first felt at home from images and memory
Concepts Explored
- Worldbuilding from memory
- How sense of sense of space and memory fragment over time
- Experimenting with music and natural sound effects
Sketching & Modeling
- 3D modeled most of the room in Blender from scratch
- Added textures from BlenderKit
- Imported downloaded assets for details
- Modeled additional environment, used an HDRI photo for world background and added lighting
Lighting
Passage of time and haziness of memory
- Outdoor lights keyframed to cycle day to night twice
- Window ray effect
- Principled volume material
- Keyframed to change color from day to night
- A “hazy” cube in the room
- Similar volume material & keyframed colors
- Animated dust effect
- Particle system on a cube using a brown ionosphere shape as a source
Animation
Fragmented pieces stitched together, like memory
- Started with 6 cameras in one file
- Separated files for each scene
- Keyframed moving objects in their own files to export
- Edited together using Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects
Movement in animation offers a sense of life
- The closet doors open to show items inside
- Keyframed a wind object to sway the curtains, and for the curtains to open
- Wind and turbulence used on plants on the balcony
Sound Design
Process
- Layered built-in audio loops for melodic background
- Added natural sound effects from memory for spatial presence
Narration
- Experimented with a Zoom recorder & audio manipulation
Key notes
- Evoking nostalgia: lighting, movement, and sound recreates mood
- Movement & Life: subtle motion in each scene suggests presence
- Memory: not just reconstructing; also reliving through animation
西谷 (Nishiya) Animation
Details
Material
Digital
Client
For class (COMM490: 2D to 3D Animation, Dr. Kelsey Brod)
Tools
Blender, Premiere Pro, After Effects
Creation
Fall 2024
Size
1080 x 1920px
Assets
Videos from Adobe Stock, materials and some objects from BlenderKit
Last Updated on 3 months ago by lunahm