Phantom Thread

Motion Graphic | Abstract | Sound

Duration:
4 Weeks

Role:
Self-Directed

Brief:
The brief was to create a 30 second motion graphic using abstract forms that reflected the mood of the assigned music.

I was assigned a cut version of ‘House of Woodcock’ from the film 'Phantom Thread'. I attempted to capture the romantic and dreamy nature of the track through my visual language. My motion graphic begins with a starry night time scene and transitions into a brighter, daytime scene after the music picks up halfway.

Solution:
The motion graphic was loosely based on the idea of a starry night, reflecting the romantic melody of the track. It starts off slow and then the melody becomes more upbeat halfway through which was reflected in the transition from a blue to yellow background.

Motion Graphic (Turn On Sound)

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Opens on blue background.
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Circle appear like stars in the sky.
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Yellow ribbon starts to grow.
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Camera begins to follow the ribbon.
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Circles fade in and out in the background.
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The ribbon loops around and the camera follows.
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Camera begins to slow down.
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Last circle appears on musical note.
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Circles appear as piano speeds up.
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The music begins to pick up.
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As the cirlcles fill the screen and then disappear the yellow is revealed.
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A smaller circle drops down from above and bounces off the biggest cirlces.
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On contact, the bigger circles change colours.
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The small circle drop downs out of frame.
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The camera cuts to the new scene.
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The small circle bounces towards the viewer.
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The semi-circles change colour on impact.
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The camera begins to pan right.
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The music and circle slows down.
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The circle stops bouncing and rolls off the last semi-circle.
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