Restart

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:...