Here is a mood board produced for an upcoming music video production for the prodigy track – Narayan. I’m very happy with the collection of images here, their color/mood/scene should help direct the music video concept. Please click Full Screen in scribd window to get HQ view.
Roughly I spent about a full day and a half researching the origins and roots of the word Narayan, which turns out to be the name of the hindu god Vishnu, using word associations I hunted down related images / myths / legends plus my own interpretation of the music to produce the final mood board. I also color corrected some of the images so that they fit in with the overall scenes.
More to come on the concept, but I think you can get a good picture with the moodboard of what I’m aiming for.
Posting a few inspirational videos which will form the technical inspiration for my music video featuring Narayan by the Prodigy off the legendary album “The fat of the land”.
Inspired By
Simple but effective camera work
Simple compositions but enough little details to keep the scenes interesting.
Low Poly models with Hi-res Textures.
Mix of 2D after effect + 3D props
Simple, effective, high Contrast colors and tones
Simple texture / material but with good shading + high detail.
Using of noise + background textures.
lens vignetting effect
HDR environment Lighting
Take Aways
Keep it Simple Stupid!
Simplicity combined with a very high quality production = Win
Inspired By
Photo real renders ( I’m guessing MR with GI + Caustics or maybe V-ray )
detailed models
editing that perfectly matches the music
One scene only, yet enough movement to keep things interesting
Camera shake & flicker effect
Video interlace effect
Laser effect ( Done in post? or comped using render layers… )
Funky LCD screen flicker effect in the BG.
Little frame countdown on bottom left.
Techno fetish / sub culture / experimental. ( my style! )
Take Aways
Nice color values, photo filter effect cep some 1 primary color in the BG LED Screens.
Combine some 2D graphics in the same scanner HUD type style.
Inspired By
Awesome particle simulations with custom manipulations
Simple and clean scenes
Light / Screen / Overlay effects
Lens vignetting
Slow mo back to normal back to slow
Take Aways
Use simple shapes to create effects by assigning different textures and using different blend modes in post.
Use over head spot light with GI to create a very high contrast / focus ona single prop in scene.
Some subtle use of floating particles combined with lens abbreviation ( flares, halos ) work well to add more realism.
Combining super slow motion with normal motion with sound FX or music creates drama
Meet Meline is a short movie produced in Maya by 2 french artists in their spare time. Over 2 years they worked to produce this stunning piece. I highly incourage everyone to check out the full feature as well as the 12 minute ‘making of Meet Meline’ which really gives you a good insight into how a very small team with very limited resources were able to produce a high quality production. Enjoy!
Well Its finally here! I present to you my first feature production titled ‘ Orange ‘ .
The piece combines 3 scenes each with their distinctive style and an original score written and produced for the project. The theme of this piece is the color ‘ Orange ‘ – There were no restrictions on techniques to be used, so I chose to produce the whole piece in 3D – using Autodesk’s Maya. Without any subject limitations I decided to base my video on orange roses.
Act 1 – A warmly lit scene with vibrant earthy colors – A garden bed of roses move in unison until they are disrupted by a force which causes them to rise and fall like ocean waves. The roses explode to reveal the word Orange than ends with a close track into the word.
Act 2 – A cold. dimly light scene set ontop or within the deep snowy peaks of a mountain. A smaller bed of roses are thriving somehow sitting ontop of a natural spring, the roses are battered with wind and turbulence, which causes them to loose their petals beautifully, however these roses are special – their petals regenerate immediately. The birds eye camera rotates 180 around the scene and ends with a close shot of the roses.
Act 3 – As the music climaxes, this scene is all about movement and impact, where glowing streaks of orange light stream across the screen and finally the scene ends with explosions of orange rose petals.
Much toil and sweat over the last few weeks have gone into this short 2 minute video art project, I am happy to say the result was worth it. I have learned a whole lot of new techniques, which I will share with you in the next post.
In the meantime, I hope you find the video enjoyable.
Taking inspiration from the female body, I spent a good few hours penning these sketches on the weekend. The sketches are based on 2 great documentaries online at sbs.com.au -
” Lin Hwai-Min: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre Full Ep ” – Lin Hwai-min is the choreographer, director and founder of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. Lin talks intimately about his life, influences, work and troupe of dancers. Watch now
“SBS Video: Crazy Horse: The Revival Full Ep” – Uncovering the sexiest cabaret in the world, this film follows the reopening of Paris’ infamous remodeled Crazy Horse. Watch now
Both of these films contain powerful images of the female body in motion, one a more seductive side and one a more artistic side. Yet each instilled a powerful image of the female naked body, her body lines – beautiful curves; Her hands with their graceful poses.
Drawing & modeling the human body is considered one of the most difficult task, due to the exact proportion, each part of the body fits and complements each other to produce such gracefulness.
My drawings are not meant to be polished, just a study into the curves and lines of the female body. I used a black marker for these drawings in preference to the usual pencil as I wanted to really accentuate the body lines.
