Created: January-March 2021
Objective
The objective for this motion short DIVE is to recreate the experience of Scuba Diving and to showcase the dramatic underwater landscapes. The story is simple and leads the audience through the different environments creating an atmospheric experience. The intention of this motion project is to spark curiosity in diving as well as the world’s aquatic ecosystems and the serene beauty of its inhabitants. As a new diver I was inspired by my own experience diving and the opportunity to learn and explore more of the world in this unique sport.
Style Treatment
The style treatment is simple and clean with a distinct palette and gentle texture. The color story consists of deep tonal hues of blue as the main theme of the piece with a vibrant pink accent. Pink is a clear motif to many of the different subjects in the piece, the color theme threads together the focal areas and direct the composition of the shot. The motion will present moments of stillness where the audience can linger in the scene. The style of the illustrative design represents the depth and the structure of the underwater land formations along with its mysterious beauty. I used a combination of frame by frame cel-animation in photoshop and 3D assets and illustrations to showcase the subjects within this motion piece.
Soundscape
My goal for the sound design was to communicate the mysterious and eerie atmosphere of the underwater dive. This was my first work of sound design and music composition. For the atmospheric musical underscore I worked in the sound program Reason to get some more tonal sounds and playing around with the granular synthesis to develop some musical effects for the underscore of my piece. The soundscape is simple and supports the main action with atmospheric tones and slow rise in intensity to the climax of the piece. I wanted to capture moments of calm where the sound doesn’t overwhelm the action. I worked on building more sudden fast-paced changes where the different tones swell together. I experimented with sampling some audio from my Dad’s scuba dive, recorded with his GoPro, it captures the sound of underwater bubbles and breathing through the Regulator, (a piece of dive equipment that regulates the air from the air tank), I layered it in with other water sound effects to achieve the desired outcome for this project.
