Nothing to be Written | BBC VR

I was asked by 59 Productions to be Lead Animator on this moving and poignant virtual reality experience to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. The 6 minute experience was inspired by the Five Telegrams commission by the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival and 14-18 Now.

The experience takes the second movement of Anna Meredith’s Five Telegrams and creates a brand new interpretation of the music in virtual reality.

During the First World War millions of multiple choice postcards were sent home by soldiers from the front lines. Nothing except a signature was allowed to be written on the card, communication could only take place through the prescribed phrases. Nothing to be Written is a VR artwork inspired from the messages on these postcards and the circumstances under which they were written and received.

This project won “Best UK Experience” at the 2018 Raindance Festival.

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You can see the raw animatic below, before it got plugged into the full VR application.

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2D / 3D ANIMATION | CREATIVE LEAD | STORYBOARDING | ART DIRECTION | VIRTUAL REALITY / VR | PROJECTION MAPPING | 3D MODELING | RENDERING | PARTICLE SIMULATIONS

3DS MAX | NOTCH | TYFLOW | AFTER EFFECTS | UNREAL ENGINE | CORONA | REDSHIFT | FSTORM | VRAY | REALFLOW | ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE | ELEMENT 3D | SUBSTANCE DESIGNER

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