cosmology

And that’s a wrap.

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I’ve surprised myself by completing my short animated film, The Music of the Spheres, ahead of schedule. At just over 7 minutes long, this is my longest and (I think) best animation to date.

Here’s the synopsis:

Three celestial beings contemplate a post-human Earth where newly hybridized lifeforms have evolved out of the debris of the Anthropocene. Combining references to the art of alchemy, Catholic liturgical art, and the iconography of the Tarot, this film blends cosmology with an urgent message of ecology.

And now, on to film festival submissions.

Work-in-progress, January 2025.

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At last, I’ve completed the interior room of the two towers. My plan is to reuse the design for both towers — one for the Moon, and the other for the Sun — but change the colour scheme. The Moon tower is an analogous mix of blues, pinks and purples with the accent colour of silver.

This character is loosely based on the High Priestess archetype from the Tarot.

Scenes 1 & 2, complete…maybe.

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Title sequence from The Music of the Spheres, work-in-progress.

Happy with the rotoscoped animation. Debating changing the star field background. Even though I’m drip-feeding my footage for this project — something I swore I wouldn’t do — I actually find it interesting to document the various stages and changes made during the creative process. There’s a lot of back-and-forth and, if you’re not questioning your decisions, then perhaps there’s no opportunity for growth.

Anyway, glad to have completed the digital painting on the rotoscoped animation on Scene 2 just prior to the start of the school term. This project will get shelved until the term quiets down.


UPDATE:
Decided to try out another digital star field in After Effects, and I’m happy with this one. Looks more subtle than the previous background.