Pink Floyd - Breathe (In The Air) #tdsotm50 Animation competition entry #pinkfloyd

Hi, this is Elmin & Maria''s entry for THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 50th anniversary animated music video competition. How we came up with idea: It was a warm May and we decided to take an evening walk in Prague. About a month ago we heard about Pink Floyd’s competition and it was a pretty hard decision for us to participate in it or not. Even though "The Dark Side of the Moon" is our favorite album and it connects years of unforgettable and tender memories of ours, we didn’t had enough resources and time. Meanwhile, we were establishing life in a new country for us and that one summer night we walked along the narrow medieval streets and were fascinated by the beauty of Prague doors. All the time we were wondering "What was hidden behind each of them?" Then suddenly we remembered the H.G. Wells's story "The Door in the Wall" and began to discuss it. That moment the “puzzle of scattered thoughts” in our head came together into a full-fledged idea! And the song we chose to participate in competition is Breathe. In some incomprehensible way it touches the same heartstrings as the story “The Door in the Wall”. So we decided to use all the opportunities and time to be a part this competition. We hope you like it. Either way, it was a great adventure! P.S During production we learned an interesting fact that on the far side of the moon there is a crater named after sir H.G. Wells. We hope this fact amuses you as much as it does us. Storyline Our character appears in front of a green door. Once he opened the door, he found himself in a wonderful place. But, he left it. And during his life he searched for that door. But he never found this place again. "I'm back in this dull world again! When I fully realized what had happened to me, I was overcome by uncontrollable despair." This is sadness over unfulfilled hopes and irreversible choices. Technical description Software used : Blender, Cinema 4D, Adobe After Effects Character Development, Environments, 3d Assets , Animation and final rendering done in Blender. We would like our character to be more animated and be more “flexy” in a motion, but after several attempts we settled on slow motion movement of character, with the exception of some elements. The “main door” is marked with the symbolic icon. Some 3d assets and materials used from Quixel Bridge, an open source asset library. Adobe After Effects is used for final editing and compositing. Weirdfish logo at the end is a symbol of our craft art studio. Approximate production time 7 months. No AI used during this project. Directed & Animated by Elmin Seyidli Written by & Art Direction by Maria Yehorenko Our social media::   / elminseyidli     / seyidli     / mrsfishhh     / weirdfishsouls   Music Copyright courtesy of PINK FLOYD for the purpose of this animation competition. https://www.pinkfloyd.com/competition/ #PinkFloyd #TDSOTM50 #TDSOTM #DarkSide