Adeline Teoh
Behind the Screen
Media: Video
Software: Maya, Unity, Adobe Premiere Pro, Procreate
Published on: Youtube
Concept:
Authenticity matters so deeply in the online experience is because every user stands behind the safety of a screen, yet there is a notion of security as users see themselves—more specifically, their body—to be separate from their online presence. In the subject of authenticity being undermined by the online experience, I wanted to explore how often false pretence, a manipulation of image, and the superficiality of online content can disguise its true intent as a form of mass-deception, found even in the most insignificant online interactions. If one's online persona is so easily crafted to stray away from the truth, then how can anyone online find it in themselves to trust each other?
3D Modelling and Texturing:
For this project I decided to create my interpretation of an Online Landscape using 3D Assets and creating a Virtual Environment using Maya and Unity, which I then textured and animated thoroughly each asset to move across the landscape. My main assets were the giant heads, the lenticular cloud of eyes, and the landscape itself.
Animation and Video Recording:
Unity's features allowed me to animate camera movements alongside animating the assets themselves within the environment.
Sound Design:
I wanted the sound/music to also be a reflection of
the internet as a melting pot of creativity and voices.
I took many different string performances of known
pieces such as Swan Lake, and edited them together,
and then attached a particular orchestral instrument to each Head so there would be a fade in and out of each instrument that corresponds with the movement of the assets. I wanted to make sure the music and sound effects didn't clash either, since I added fire crackling sound effects for the 'Firewalls' and the sound of wind to the lenticular cloud.