Mirage

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Mirage (noun) - "A hope or wish that has no chance of being achieved."

Synopsis

A tale of love unfolds between two individuals from opposite social classes, revealing the struggle to overcome societal boundaries in their quest for happiness and love.

The characters were developed with background stories, archetypes, and character arcs. The 3D models were made using Daz 3D, while Marvelous Designer was used to dress the characters.

Motion capture was used for all of the character animation. This process was enjoyable and sped up the workflow since characters did not have to be hand-animated.

World building and 3D animation was done in Cinema 4D and rendered with Octane.

In every cyberpunk story, there's often a giant corporation playing the bad guy or watching everyone. We thought it would be fun to create some simple branding for our own big corporation, which we've named CODA.

The brand elements were incorporated on to a kit-bashed security drone. The color palette and shape language expands into the HUD interface from the drone's perspective.

After Effects was used for 2D animation and color correction. Premiere Pro was used for the final editing and sound mixing.

In this cyberpunk universe, one has the ability for shared dream experiences. This is brought to life through the dream machine, creating a unique environment for shared multiplayer dreaming.

Credits

Jeffrey Su: 3D Animation, Simulation, Post-Production
Hanson Ma: Editing, 2D Design, Animation, Producer
Michael Wang: 3D Animation, World Building, Mocap Actor
Jennifer Li: Screenplay, Mocap Actress

@THR_BHLD: Helmet Design

David Parrella: Mocap Suit
Harvey Fisher: Sound Design
Miguel Lee: Instructor

Special thanks

Ming, Elaine, Harper, and everyone who supported our journey!