Project Overview

Abstract music visualizer set to "Forbidden Feelingz" by NIA Archives. This was my senior thesis project at SCAD and I wanted to do a lot more experimental with digital and practical effects.

Final Product:

Collaborators: Alejandro Santori (Illustrator), Alex Echavarria (Illustrator), Aster Cho (Illustrator), Joshua Decasseres (Illustrator), & Reece Bunburry (Motion Graphics & Film).

Process

All the footage seen in this has been shot on a sony a7ii, iphone12, or from previous projects I have worked on. Some of the footage I created was done using a projector, water glasses, and a camera. I also tried using paint, dish soap, and oil to create the colorful liquid bubbles. Using these colorful abstract liquid and light imagery I would use for backgrounds in the screaming sequences and layer them with artwork from my peers. This process took a lot of rotoscoping myself in different areas composited and layered with artwork and footage.

Project Problems & Solutions

During my senior thesis, I encountered a challenge in defining my style. However, I came to the realization that my true style emerges from what I find most enjoyable. Thus, in the project, I wholeheartedly embraced a mixed media animation approach, integrating experimental practical effects and collaborating with a variety of different artists . This allowed me to craft a vibrant and psychedelic aesthetic that resonated with my creative vision.