Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi by Chenxin Yang

Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi by Chenxin Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ifilimu Competition Category.

IsilivaIfilimu· 2023

Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi

by Chenxin Yang

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ifilimu Category

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The Design

About Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi

I-Sea of Ink yifilimu emfushane yopopayi emayelana nomdwebi obhekana nokuvaleka kwemicabango yobuciko bese ehamba ngaphansi kolwandle. Le filimu ibonisa ukuthi umdwebi uzidlula kanjani izithiyo phakathi nenqubo yokudala ubuciko. Ubuhle bokubukwa be-inki ye-watercolor edwetshwe ngesandla enobukhulu obuthathu bunikeza indaba ukubukeka okuhlukile. Lo msebenzi uhlanganisa upopayi we-2D, upopayi we-3D, izithombe zeqiniso ezithwetshuliwe, imidwebo edwetshwe ngesandla kanye ne-motion graphics. Izigcawu zeqiniso zathwetshulwa ngekhamera ye-DSLR. I-Sea of Ink ithatha imizuzu emibili namasekhondi angamashumi amabili nesikhombisa.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Sea of Ink Ifilimu Emfushane Yopopayi iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is an animated short film about an artist struggling with his creative block and his journey under the sea. This animation portrays how the artist breaks through the barriers during the creation process. The animation has an unique visual aesthetic of the 3D hand-drawn watercolor ink style.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1 Video
Width 1920 pixels, Height 1080 pixels
2 minutes and 27 seconds
Tags: Motion design, Animation, Design, Motion Graphics
Production Technology: The techniques used in this work are 2D animation, 3D animation, videography, hand-drawn illustrations and motion graphics. The live-action part was filmed by DSLR camera.
Design Challenge: One of the challenge was to make the coherent visual between the live-action part and Chenxin's 3D hand-drawn watercolor ink style in the animation. Chenxin spent a lot effort and tried many versions to achieve the best result.
Research: Chenxin has been creating hand-drawn textured style animations for years and developed her own creative aesthetics. Chenxin researched deeply into animation techniques including ink fluid and particle rendering to combine 2D, 3D and videography in the animation. The work expresses ink stroke in a new way of presentation with self-finding inspiration.
Inspiration: This animation is inspired by the artist's creative exploration path. The psychological struggle and subconscious artistic choices of the artist's creative process provided the main inspiration for this animation. The animation is visually influenced by traditional ink and watercolor paintings.
Project Duration: The project took 2 years to ideate, research, design, animate and complete in New York.
Operation Flow: This work is a combination of animated visuals and audio. This animated short film can be played on the screen.
Team Members: Director: Chenxin Yang
Designer: Chenxin Yang
Animator: Chenxin Yang
Image Credits: Image 1: Creator Chenxin Yang
Image 2: Creator Chenxin Yang
Image 3: Creator Chenxin Yang
Image 4: Creator Chenxin Yang