The Animation
Download 720p HD Version, 129.2 MB (Quicktime H.264)
The Song
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) from the 2004 album Funeral.The Story
During a blackout a group of figurines come alive and perform.
The original project proposal can be found here
Story Themes
The animation attempts to visualize themes within the song's lyrics. Such as the comparison of light vs. dark, represented by the heavy use of shadows in the animation, and the idea of hiding, through the use of figurines that only come alive when noone is around to see them.
The Band
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Guitar/Vocals Jack'O'Lantern Portrayed by Sanyjoon Lee |
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Percussion/Vocals Skeleton Portrayed by Hyejung Hur |
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Drums Creature Portrayed by Don Olmstead |
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The Band |
Production Pipeline
Preproduction Tasks
- Character and Environmental Design
- Storyboard Creation
- Audio Production
Motion Capture Tasks
- System Calibration
- Actor Setup
- Actor Direction
- Capturing Movement
Motion Processing Tasks
- Run Vicon Pipeline
- Correct Markers as Needed
- Build Kinematic Structure
- Apply Fillers and Filters to Modify Motion
Modeling Tasks
- Character Creation
- Instrument Creation
- Environment Creation
- Character Rigging
- Merge Characters into Environment
Post-Production Tasks
- Batch Rendering
- Merging Images into a Video
- Editing Video and Music Together
Tools Used
- Audio Production - Audacity
- Motion Capture - Vicon iQ
- Motion Processing - Motion Builder
- Modeling - Maya and Blender
- Video Editing - Quicktime Pro and Final Cut Pro