Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li

Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Ajan in Fim Competition Category.

AjanFim· 2025

Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon

by Yetong Xin and Muwen Li

Client: Reraner

A' Design Award Ajan Winner in Fim Category

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The Design

About Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon

Nomad se yon fim kout animasyon syans fiksyon sou avni forè twopikal Amazon nan. Fim nan montre yon vil mobil ki kapab pote tribi Amazonyen yo nan nouvo zòn ki abitab lè yon kote pa ka sipòte lavi moun ankò. Machin yo nan Nomad kenbe yon estrikti mekanik men yo bati sitou ak materyèl natirèl olye de metal. Apwòch sa a ki enspire pa lanati evite fredi machin tradisyonèl yo epi li bay vil la yon sans vitalite. Yo te fè eskis ak storyboard yo an premye, apre sa te vini modelizasyon, animasyon, rann ak konpozisyon. Yo te itilize kaptire mouvman pou pèsonaj yo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ajan

Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon se yon ganyan A' Design Award Ajan, yon rekonesans ki gen yon prestij enmans yo bay design nivo siperyè, bèl anpil e enpresyonan. Ganyan Ajan yo se travay ki trè briyan e ki trè kreyatif ki montre ekspètiz, talan ak finès designer yo. Yo atann Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon pou se yon bèl travay modèl, remakab nan pwofesyonalis e ki gen gwo inovasyon. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Ajan se yon envansyon trè remakab, admire ki pote benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Nomad Fim Kout Animasyon se yon kreyasyon anpil moun jalou ki reveye dezi, ki pote santiman pozitif e ki limen sipriz ak mèvèy.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The mechanical design in the video has a unique style: while it retains a mechanical structure, it primarily uses natural materials instead of metal. Through this nature inspired mechanical approach, the design aims to portray a human city that values nature, reflecting a vision for future cities—harmony between humans and the environment. This design breaks away from the coldness of traditional machinery, giving it a sense of vitality that resonates with the audience and enhances their immersive experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: 4K Video. Screened on a large display.
Tags: animation, nature, scifi, emotion, future
Production Technology: First created design sketches and storyboards in Photoshop, then modeled in Blender. Used Cinema4D for scene building, animation, rendering, and simulations, and finally composited everything in After Effects. The character movements were captured using motion capture technology.
Design Challenge: The challenge was how to create a worldview that respects nature in the context of a high tech future. Many futuristic films, such as those with cyberpunk aesthetics, often depict highly mechanized cities, which conflict with the message of nature conservation the project aimed to convey. To address this issue, multiple discussions were held, ultimately leading to the adoption of a biomimetic approach, designing a city that embodies advanced technology while coexisting harmoniously with nature.
Research: This project originated from MIT Media Lab's City Science Group research on Amazonian tribes, focusing on the Amazon rainforest's decline due to human activity. Collaborating with scholars and urban designers, the team explored the tribes' beliefs, such as shamanism and totems. Their findings suggest that future Amazonian tribes may continue to respect nature and build cities that harmonize with the environment, shaping the film's worldview and production.
Inspiration: This scifi animation short was created in 2023, with a focus on environmental protection. By 2024, due to urban expansion, the forest cover in the eastern Amazon had decreased by 31 percent. This inspired the project to reflect on how humans should coexist harmoniously with nature in the future. The concept envisioned a city capable of moving freely; when a location can no longer sustain human activity, it would transport the Amazonian tribes to new habitable areas, achieving a dynamic balance of natural resources.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2023 in MIT Media Lab in Boston and finished in January 2024, and was exhibited in Brooklyn Film Festival, D ARCH Film Festival, A plus D museum in Los Angeles, and METAXIS plus PROMPT Festival in Budapest in 2024.
Operation Flow: This animation uses a widescreen cinematic aspect ratio, and the music is highly aesthetic. It is best suited for viewing in a completely dark environment, such as a cinema, with a large screen or projector. The audience will experience an immersive and ultimate audiovisual experience.
Team Members: Co Author: Muwen Li
Music: Yicheng Zhu
Music: Zuochu Liu
Sound Design: JoNine Liu
Voice: Gabriela Bila Advincula