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A still image from the opening scene for my animated music video, ‘Dead All Along’ performed by Welsh musician Ceri Frost.

Here is the revised treatment for the music video.

Logline: Enchanted by a fairy and transformed into a faun, a child called Yorick briefly journeys in the fairy kingdom, but when Yorick returns to his family he discovers that he and his family are already dead.

This is based on the myth of Tir Nan Og, an alternate or parallel universe, a place where time stands still and there is no sickness or death. The fairy kingdom is said to be a hilltop one, but invisible, or composed of magnificent underground cities. Fairy kings and queens rule there. Humans who enter the fairy realm cannot leave once the door closes behind them. Those who do leave may find that years have passed on earth during what was, for them, but minutes in the fairy kingdom.

I’m working hard on finishing this up this weekend so that it can be shown at UCLA’s PROM, the Animation Film Festival, on June 6th :)

Hand drawn and Photoshop with compositing in After Effects.

Manifestations:
“Il faut trouver l’amour”…one must find love. The courageous Mr. Chip travels in search of love.

Music is by Welsh composer Ceri Frost: www.cerifrostmusic.com

Vote if you like it =)

Today I released my animated music video, Manifestations, featuring music by Welsh composer, Ceri Frost.

Manifestations:
“Il faut trouver l’amour”…one must find love. The courageous Mr. Chip travels in search of love.
Music by Ceri Frost, www.cerifrostmusic.com

You can view Manifestations at the following sites:

2D animation using Flash, TVPaint and After Effects. Created at the Animation Workshop at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Please rate it/vote for it if you like it, thanks!

First pass render of a scene from Manifestations, my animated music video with music by Welsh composer Ceri Frost. In this scene a giant bird walks by Mr. Chip in his truck.

Rendered in After Effects, work in progress.

Loop of a robot pulling. Cut-out and drawn animation created in After Effects and Flash (keyframed and tweened).

Cut-out animation of a 2.5D biplane – with smoke trails and BRAKA gun fire. Part of my Manifestation music video.


Animated with After Effects (key framed and tweened).

Cut-out animation of a soldier – firing loop, complete with BLAM and smoke. Part of my Manifestation music video.


Animated with After Effects (key framed and tweened).

Cut-out animation of a soldier – kneel and gun raise. Part of my Manifestation music video.


Animated with After Effects (key framed and tweened).

Cut-out animation of a soldier run cycle for my Manifestation music video.


Animated with After Effects (key framed and tweened).