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Lonely Island

An environment story told through a moving camera.

My focus

Personal environment-animation project

Tools & techniques

  • 3D animation
  • Environment
  • Camera direction
Recorded project demonstration. Download video ↓

The camera approaches from behind the island, travels up the mountain and dives towards a stream. A stretching screen effect helps give the descent a roller-coaster feeling. The journey ends with a character at a broken bridge who turns towards the camera and waves.

Motion as storytelling

The sequence moves from exploring a landscape to meeting its inhabitant. Camera direction creates that change of focus, while wind and ocean ambience keep the setting present throughout the short film.

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