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The Carp and The seagull
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The Carp and The seagull
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‘The Carp and the Seagull’ is an interactive short film about one man’s encounter with the spirit world and his fall from grace. It is a user driven narrative that tells a single story through the prism of two connected spaces. One space is the natural world and the other is the spirit or nether world.
The film's protagonist is Masato, a simple fisherman, spending his days fishing the waters near his village eking out a quiet, structured life. The Carp and the Seagull focuses on his encounter with the Yuki-onna ghost.
The word ‘Yuki’ is Japanese for snow and a Yuki-onna is a snow woman that strikes fear in mortals with her deathly eyes and pale skin. She is associated with snow storms and blizzards and inhabits both life and the after-life.
The story is told in a stripped down polygonal style that reflects the emotional, spiritual states of the characters. High density, smooth polygon vertices indicate oneness with the world while distorted, non-uniform shapes show unease within the characters.
Directed by Evan Boehm at Nexus Interactive Arts, the film is an experiment in space and narrative using the latest in web technology. The film brings together 3D character modeling, rigging and animation with HTML5 and WebGL THREE.js techniques. The film is optimised for viewing on Chrome.
The film's original score and sound design by Plaid lead the user through the interactive journey.
DIRECTOR
Evan Boehm
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Evan Boehm, Mark Lundin,
Ben Blundell, Diederick Huijbers
MODELLING
Evan Boehm, Michele Svaeren,
Wayne Kresil
ANIMATION
Antoine Bourruel, Michele Svaeren
RIGGING
Mark Tsang, Pete Addington,
Michele Svaeren
STORYBOARD ARTIST
Gabriel Loques
PRODUCER
Tim Dillon
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Luke Ritchie
DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER
Beccy McCray
EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Chris O’Reilly
TYPE / UI DESIGN
Marc Kremers, Tom Darracott
UI BUILD
Paulo Alves, Nuno Pereira
ORIGINAL MUSIC
Commisioned by:
The Creators Project
A Partnership between Intel and Vice
With Thanks
THREE.js Community
Eyebeam Visual Music Collaborative