Stop Motion | Clay | Baby Powder | After Effects

A red climbing rope with a black diamond pattern and metal loops at each end.

Meaning Ending

An experimental motion graphic film exploring the acceptance of death through space travel, created using physical stop motion techniques.

Process

Early frame by frame sketches

Early frame by frame sketches

I loved stop motion as a kid, and this is one of my first attempts at it.

I loved stop motion as a kid, and this is one of my first attempts at it.

Clay blobs were animated to be the motion of a rocket taking off at high speed.

Clay blobs were animated to be the motion of a rocket taking off at high speed.

The backdrop consists of hand-painted abstract elements, complemented by a collage of photographic textures, enhancing the overall visual experience.

The backdrop consists of hand-painted abstract elements, complemented by a collage of photographic textures, enhancing the overall visual experience.

Paint markers on printer paper.

Paint markers on printer paper.

Baby powder was used to mimic the surface of the moon

Baby powder was used to mimic the surface of the moon

Final

Two posters on a gray tiled wall near an escalator. The left poster has a simple cartoon drawing with words 'Meaning Ends' at the top, depicting a spiral with a stick figure asking 'Have You Found Your Peace?' and another stick figure responding 'Yes.' The right poster also has 'Meaning Ends' at the top, showing a person in a spacesuit on the moon holding a sign that says 'Memories of the Past,' with a black background.

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