UE visual experiments
The First Fire
Art Direction and Animation: Virginia Gilles
Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Deathly Recitation
Source: Free Music Archive. Licence: CC BY-NC
Art Direction and Animation: Virginia Gilles
Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Deathly Recitation
Source: Free Music Archive. Licence: CC BY-NC
I developed these visuals inspired by the fascinating English forests, the endless ancient trees and the overlap of ruins, pathways, and moss.
I designed the environment using Unreal Engine and Quixel Megascans. After setting up the camera and animating the movement, I painted over every shot, frame by frame in Photoshop. Next I played with each clip inside After Effects, editing and using different effects combinations until the mood of each clip reflected the main idea and mood.
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