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Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia by Hugo Ferreira

Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia by Hugo Ferreira is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Ario in Ata Komepiuta Competition Category.


ArioAta Komepiuta· 2025

Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia

by Hugo Ferreira

Client: Okdraw

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Ata Komepiuta Category

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The Design

About Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia

O Terra o se ata tifaga puupuu faafiafia lea o le pefu, le kalave ma toega faaleagaina na faia e tagata o autu autu ia. E tusa ma le lima minute le umi o le ata, e faaaogaina le fua faatatau o le 2.35:1 ma e faatasi ma le musika E2 a le faaili o Muay. O Terra ua faaalia o se faamanatuga i le tusiata fale, tekinolosi, ata tifaga o tala faasaienisi ma musika. Na faia le galuega i le 3ds Max ma le Corona Renderer, faatasi ai ma le teuteuina ma le faasaoina o lanu i polokalame a le Adobe. O le faafiafiaga, galuega o le meapueata ma le faamalamalamaga na faia i lima, ae o fetoaiga, pa ma taega na faataitaia i ni polokalame faaopoopo. O foliga Brutalist na taitaia ai le itu vaaia o le galuega.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Terra Ata Tifaga Puupuu Faafiafia o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Terra is a short animation film, based on a what if kind of story, where, dust, gravity, and man made ruins are the protagonists.
Terra was written for the music E 2 of the band Muay - a music written inicialy for the live Soundtrack for the movie Earth (Terra), of Aleksandr Dovzhenko.
Terra attempts to be an honest homage to architecture, technology, sci-fi movies, and music.
Dimensions & Packaging
Length: 5.20 min
Type of film: CG Animation
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Music: E2 by Muay
Tags
music, video, short film, brutalism
Production Technology
We wanted to implement as much of our daily work flow as possible, so our setup did not deviate much from the industry standard. We used 3ds Max with Corona Renderer, and
Adobe After Effects and Premiere for editing and color correction.
Our approach was straightforward, with us solving problems as we encountered them and
embracing limitations as part of the creative process. We were more concerned with the results than with realistic physics – if it looked good, me would move on. All the animation, camera work, and lighting were done by hand. The only exceptions were the rock collisions, explosions, and cracks, for which we used the Phoenix FD plugin and tyFlow to simulate various effects.
Design Challenge
Curiously enough, the most difficult part was probably working free from the constraints of a client: with endless possibilities, it is hard to establish boundaries. Between the music, story, and visuals, it was not easy to strike the right balance. Occasionally, we went too far while experimenting and had to dial it down a notch.
Research
Terra finds its primary inspiration in a fusion of Sci-Fi movies, utopian ideals and stories, music, ancient machines, the solidity of rocks, and the aesthetic of brutalism.As we were not used to work with this aesthetic, we submerged ourselves in movies like 'The
Tragedy of Macbeth, Lighthouse, and Sin City. We also consulted the photography of Saul Leiter
and Sebasião Salgado. All of these references helped us to understand how, in the absence of
color, we can use contrast as a shaping, and eye-guiding tool. Consequently, lighting direction,
camera movement, and post-production went hand in hand at all times.
Inspiration
Terra finds its primary inspiration in a fusion of Sci-Fi movies, utopian ideals and stories, music, ancient machines, the solidity of rocks, and the aesthetic of brutalism. Examples:
Project Duration
This project started in August 2022 and was finished in February 2023. Was writen, directed and produce on our studio, with the help of Rebus Farm.
Operation Flow
Watch it and listen to it.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Okdraw, 2025.
Image Credits
Written, Directed and Produced by: Okdraw
Music by: Muay

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