Project Thesis

In this project, we made a documentary-like animated short exploring the midnight zone of the ocean and the unique creatures it contains. The deep-sea is relatively unknown and unexplored. This project aims to educate people on the wonders of the deep. Because of the lack of sunlight and other resources most creatures would need to survive, the animals in the deep sea need to develop unique traits in order to live. Animals like the yeti crab use arms covered in hairs to sift for bacteria in the water or something like the angler fish uses bioluminescence to lure other fish to it.

Research Summary



For our research, we looked at which animals live at and around 2100 meters in the ocean(the midnight zone), and what unique traits they have gained that help them survive. We also looked into eating habits and general behavior to better understand the creatures we were animating.

Precedents



Script



Story Board

Asset Creation: Modeling



Asset Creation: Rigging



Textured Character

Armature

Keyframed Animation

Sculpt

Editing

Modeling

Rigging

Environment

Rendering

Compositing