final project proposal

My final project for this class it will be basically a video footage with CG-based elements that interact with the scene objects.

The main location is a science/chemistry laboratory that conducting research about new and unknown elements. They basically test the elements, and they put them into proper types of containers to keep them safe in case of dangerous behavior.

The story is divided in three main scenes:

First scene:

In the operative lab there is no human presence, only mechanical arms are allowed to interact with the materials. In the laboratory everything is clean, there are plastic and glass material and also metals, like aluminum and steel.

The visual reference about this chapter are the Bjork’s video music “All is full of love” directed by Chris Cunningham. For the color skin, materials, and slow movement of the mechanical parts.

For the reaction of materials the reference is the work of Vaclav Pajktr a Czech graphic designer, 3D “abstract artist” Some examples of his works are on his website: http://www.projekt0.net/index2.html

In this first scene, everithing is made in CG.

Second scene:

The materials are stored and classified in an archive, placed in the basement of the laboratory. This archive has also a plain texture, but not clean as well as the operative lab.

Into the room there is a big table, with a tiled surface and metal boundaries. On one side there is a door, a big security door, with mechanical visible (from the inside) parts and simple electronic security devices. On the other three sides of the room there are big solid shelves with some containers on. The containers has different shapes: they could be like a cage, or like a jar, but the most common is one made in glass with metal rough edges, closed with big nuts and screws. In this kind of container, the lab put the most dangerous and reactive material. The room is made by reinforced concrete walls, and has a high ceiling. From the ceiling comes down some electrical wires of for the neon lamps that enlighten the room.

Someone bring another cage into the archive and leave it on the big table, than exit and turn of the main light. The element into the cage starts to react, trying to break the glass cage. From the corridor, outside the room is possible to see some light leaks.

the corridor will be filmed from a real one, with visible and colored pipes and concrete walls.

Third scene:

outside of the building the “bad” material succeed in his escape and go outside of the building where it interact with parked cars. The material is basically a rubber element, changes his color and size, until it becomes a big rubber ball.
At this point the video has a “viral” style, like the video “apple” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V5fKX_U3qY) from The Mill creative studio. http://www.the-mill.com/