THE LONER’S SONG

A 3D animation project.


ROLE
Rendering Specialist, Compositor, Modeler & Lighter.
TOOLS
Canon DSLR Camera, Autodesk Maya, Premiere Pro, After Effects.
TEAM
I worked alongside three team members for this project.

This animation tells the story of a lonely bard who has the ability to love. However, his is defective. He is often heard playing melodies for his sadness with his mandolin throughout his life; and throughout his afterlife. This story takes place in a large concrete and bustling city, full of love; except for his.
The story follows the Bard Ghost as he chases the music of the Bassist Ghost, all while being tormented by the unknowing Shadow Pedestrians.

STORYBOARD AND 3D MODELING
We each pitched our ideas for the animation and we decided on the best one, which is "The Loner's Song". After refining the story as a group, we made a storyboard so we know how the animation will be.
After that we each had to start 3D modeling for the final animation. I had to model a bass.

Storyboard
Fig.1 - The Loner's Song Storyboard.
Bass model
Fig.2 - 3D Bass Model.

Bass model
Fig.3 - 3D Bass Model.

RENDERING AND POST PRODUCTION
After the 3D models and the animations were done, I had to add lights to the scenes to make them look like they belong in the video footage, and render them out. After rendering I had to composit them with the video footage.

adding light and render settings in maya
Fig.4 - Adding lights and adding render layers.
the background
Fig.5 - This is the background for one of the scenes.
adding the 3D model
Fig.6 - Adding the 3D model.

adding AO to the ghost
Fig.7 - Adding Ambient occlusion(AO) to show how light bounces off the ghost.

adding shadow
Fig.8 - Adding the shadow behind the ghost.