ANOMALISA TITLE
intimate, and haunting stop-motion film exploring isolation and identity
Anomalisa, a stop-motion film directed by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, delves into a man's struggle to connect with others and his quest for self-understanding. Using Cinema 4D's hatch shading technique, I created a colored pencil look to capture the film's emotional depth and inner turmoil, enhancing its intimate, introspective tone.
PROCESS MAP
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EXPERIMENTATION
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CReATE TEXTURE
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MODELING AND ANIMATION
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BIPEDAL CHARACTER
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RESEARCH & COMPOSITION
01. RESEARCH & COMPOSITION
Anomalisa is set in a hotel, with its sterile, monotonous atmosphere reflecting the protagonist’s inner turmoil and disconnected relationships. The hotel also symbolizes a transitory space, where people come and go.
I started off with referencing the environmental details and structure of the hotel in my storyboard composition to reinforce this sense of isolation and impermanence.
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02. EXPERIMENTATION
I tested out the sketch and toon hatching technique in C4D as this is the first time I’m using it in a project. I wanted to familiarize myself with it before I start designing the project.
03. CREATING TEXTURE
To create a paint boil technique on the 3D models, I created some texture looping animation using Procreate and AfterEffects. Then the animation is imported in C4D as a texture shader.
04. MODEL Texture And ANIMaTION
Modelling out each scene, then adding texture, lighting, animation and camera.
05. Bipedal Character
Originally, I planned to include a character, but ultimately chose to feature only his shadow in the elevator scene to match the film’s mysterious tone. For the process, I modeled the character in Cinema 4D, then used Mixamo for rigging and default weight painting.
