Brief
- Create an animated Cornell Box. Cornell boxes are usually made from different found objects and imagery, arranged together to build a world or a story.
- Pick a theme and aesthetics for your box (victorian, cyberpunk, kawaii, etc)
- Include at least 4 animated elements.
- Tip: Details bring things to life. Adding small elements can really make 3D things real.
Final Demo—Titled: Courage
https://youtu.be/Qi-JqMvOqSI
Artist Statement
Process
Refined concept
- Trigger 1: hand comes down and take out the snowglobe glass
- Trigger 2: watering can triggered → flowers grow
- Trigger 3: mailbox open and origami cranes fly out
- Replace plane with water and add boat
- Trigger 4: opening and closing of post box door
- Trigger 5: watering pot show/hide
- Add texture to pouring water from watering can + tweak direction
- Add sound (unfortunately was not able to get the sound to be embedded in animation for the boat hitting the snowglobe ☹️)
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💌 This process of not starting with a clear concept/story and starting from getting inspired by the assets I choose and only develop my concept as I built out certain parts was surprisingly enjoyable. This is the first time I've experimented without a clear cut story and I think it developed well! At the start of executing the animation, I only had the first 3 bullet points in mind. As I manage to accomplish them, more ideas came to mind and I added more features to tell a whole story.
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Theme/ Aesthetic