Restart

I think the initial goal of my Restart project has been basically achieved. According to the concept, it’s all implemented according to the previous idea. I referenced from all kinds of works about cyberpunk style, integrated high-tech elements and cyborg characters, and established a cyberpunk city with Chinese style. The modelling of several ancient Chinese buildings have achieved the expected results, and also realized the architectural conception of combining ancient Chinese style with modern architecture; for the interior construction of the main scene (the bar), the expected combination of scientific and technological elements and ancient buildings are realized, it’s done well; as for the character, I referenced from the character setting of games( Cyberpunk 2077 ) and sci-fi movies, plus the character image of ancient China, and realized a Cyborg modelling. I think I built it well. Besides , I spent a lot of time on character modelling, from character shape to character r...

 Dynamic preview： I first did a preview of the animation to see the final effect:

what I want to try is to add materials that close to the real world. This time, I use the Octane render plugin for Cinema 4D to render my work. To better add material, I reference from the real world: Onmyoji I download some original textures from:  https://www.poliigon.com/ Light，inside matterial： Light Outside，street： Neon light: Neon light in the real world Character: Desk： I made a design for the objects placed on the front desk. I take the actual situation in reality: the epidemic has hit offline industries, and many businesses owed money to bankruptcy due to long-term closures. Then I used this situation to put account books and bills on the desk at the front desk. Bill The bill shows that there are a lot of debts： Texture Bill Account Book: Account Book Texture

The turning point in this animation is the sound of the wind bell.  Plum blossom is also a key point in this story. So I first wrote RESTART  directly on the paper hanging under the wind bell. I made a sign of the bar in my story, then made it as neon light: I also made a Chinese Text which means RESTART: I combine the above three things and then light up the neon lights, which represents the meaning of restart.

I found the music on the Internet, the background music I need should in low BPM and the style is sentimental at the beginning and intense at the end. I purchased the suitable music on a website https://elements.envato.com/ . I choose the following music: The Dark Side Ver II:  https://elements.envato.com/the-dark-side-ver-ii-SQ53N2M Just a little hope: https://elements.envato.com/just-a-little-hope-TNEPUL4 Then combine them together. Besides, I also found some SFX to supplement the whole work: Machine sound; wind bell; footsteps... Music reference: 2021. Amb Hotel Ice Machine 18713 . [online] prosoundfx. Available at: <https://elements.envato.com/amb-hotel-ice-machine-18713-4XDPXR3> [Accessed 10 May 2021]. 2021. Clay Windbells on Wind Clay Windbells on Wind . [online] FxProSound. Available at: <https://audiojungle.net/item/clay-windbells-on-wind/2090648> [Accessed 10 May 2021]. 2021. Cyborg Technology Fast Glitch . [online] JiltedGeneration. Available at: <https...

As I set before, I need two turning point，the first is the wind bell, the second is (flower) blooming. Wind bell simulation: The sound of the wind bell is the key to awakening the protagonist, what I need to do is to simulate the motion of the wind bell in Cinema 4d.  Plum flower growing: Plum blossom: The plum blossom is seen as a symbol of winter and a harbinger of spring. (Bjaaland, 2008) The plum blossom came to symbolize perseverance and hope, as well as beauty, purity. (Bjaaland, 2008) In China, the plum blossom is a symbol of uniqueness and strength. In the story, I use the plum blossom as a trigger. （Represents hope and strength） so I reference the true plum flower I need to animate a flower growth animation. I learned similar animation through a tutorial on YouTube： https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXCfO8Q3km0&list=PLuIkSRab_6VhRGNPYbLPUZMeGDd35FQgc&index=1&t=1190s Reference: Bjaaland, P., 2008. Chinese Art: A Guide To Motifs And Visual Imagery. North Clarendon:...