Inspiration Artefact and Forefront: Week 29 "Wall and Chain"

One trend which is clearly influencing 3D animation is the rising of NPR, non-photorealistic rendering where 3D artistes instead of creating a realistic aesthetic are creating more visual and aesthetic animations linked with impressionist and hand-drawn finishes. The inspiration film that evidences this trend is Wall and Chains from the company AirBnB, which despites having a clear commercial purpose it evokes a very artistic and classical painting in art.  The story of the short recreates a man who was attached to a wall which represented its feelings from a Berlin divided form east to western. The story tells how through AirBnB he can overcome its own feelings and bring down his owns barriers. The characters are pictured like pastel drawings and have the same movements and smoothness as it were painted with a brush; however we know is 3D art it’s very interesting how 3D can takes so many faces and finishes making the possibilities limitless.  

References:

Creative Bloq (2014) 5 new animation trends for 2015 that will change everything, Creative Bloq. Available at:  http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/animation-trends-2015-111413522. [Accesed 25th August 2015]