Blog 8. Deeper and darker.

Design


At this point in the animation the screen needs to be completely black to show the loss of an idea.


Technical


By the time of 2.01 the animation needs to be completely black. This is because of reasons explained below but also due to the audio being at its most minimal point right before its main build up. As you can probably tell this was the easiest part of the animation.


Narrative


At this point the artist has lost the idea, and things begin to go wrong in  his/her mind. This is why the opacity of the orb and particle system fade out until the point of 2.01. It also creates suspense because the audience know that the climax of the song is yet to come.