Research- Who's done this before

This animation is what I want to do for the transision.

One of great travel promotion for Miami

Storyboard

Here is the fist storyboard

Images

As I said in the last class, I was inspired by those works...

Modeling 1

The architecture modeling (untextured)

Research- who's done this before (conceptwise)

This is a Japan Railway company's commercial that promote a Bullet Trrain journey to Kyoto (a traditional ancient city).
This is not animation, so it may different from what I will create visually. However, what I learned from this commercial is its concept.

It's just beautiful by shooting the ancient city, but at the same time it is sending a message for busy modern people to rest a while, and go to the quiet and spiritual trip.

JR TVcommercial

=Translation (the first half) =
Sound of steps

The narrator: I just notice that there is a place where I can hear my own steps during daytime.

I would like to invite you who is always saying, "I am busy..busy.."

to here.

Caption: "Let's go to Kyoto"

To find out a beauty of quietness is based on Zen thought, and the spiritual experience is what I want to address in my project.

Research-textile

Collection of Japanese paper and kimono textiles.
According to the prior research, the four motief was likely used for Sumi-e: the ume (梅), the orchid (蘭), the chrysanthemum (菊), and the bamboo (竹).
Plus the images of water.
textile pattern

Research- Sumie (Suiboku-ga) historical background and technique

It was introduced to Japan in the mid-14th century by Zen Buddhist monks, and grew in popularity until its peak during the Muromachi period (1338-1573).
About Sumie

The famous master is a Zen Buddhist priest Sesshu Tokyo(1420-1506). His unique style is called Haboku, which is a landscape painting that involves an abstract simplification of forms and freedom of brushwork.
About Sesshu
What I learn from his style is to create third-dimantion by the shade and stroke of black ink in a flat 2D image.

Piccures by Sesshu.

Research Plan

1. Sumi-e (technique&Historical)
2. Japanese traditional textile (from Kimono fabric to Origami paper)
3. Garden and Architecture (landscape, environment)
4. Travel Commercial (concept)
5. Travel Commercial (visual images, storyboard)
6. Technical Issue (application technique)

The beginning

Preliminary thesis statement: A 1-2 min commercial for a Japanese travel, introducing the traditional beauty of simplicity. It' about a visual expression rather than just a promotion and story.

What I am trying to show (Keywords): Japanese beauty, introduction to traditional culture and nature, Virtue of simplicity, Sumi-e(wash painting), Zen, Spiritual experience through the journey.

One paragraph synopsis: It's opened with a sound of water drop. Single drop of water leads to one stroke of line, and it leads a stroke of a swimming gold fish in a pond. The shot pulls back and shows that it is actually a picture of Fusuma(traditional paper-made door) in a room of temple. Then the shot pulls back from its veranda to show the outside zen garden and entire temple architecture.

Medium: 2D animation stylized in sumi-e + composite with 3D objects (temple and goldfish).

picture is an example of sumi-e.