AWARDS
CREDITS
Produced at Ringling College of Art and Design
Written, Directed, and Made by Ria Shinde
Original Music by Antonius Nazareth (www.antonius.space)
*Responsible for all aspects*
Software used: Maya, Arnold, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Nuke, Photoshop, Premiere Pro
My film is based off the "red string of fate" also called the "red thread of fate," so here is a little information on this:
Stills from the film:
Cooper Model Stills:
Process Work:
character exploration rendered painting
final design rendered painting
Original story telling image from pitch
Thumbnail sketches
Character exploration of Cooper
Thumbnail sketches
Throughout my film, I utilized digital matte painting to help me achieve the look I wanted. I used 2.5D camera projections in Nuke to composite digital paintings from Photoshop on top of one another. Here is an example of what this looks like in Nuke:
Director's Statement:
One of the things I felt strongly about in the making of Strings Attached is that I wanted this film to outline my experience with loss. In a way, I am the pup. I wanted to describe the feeling of losing someone near to your heart, but knowing that they are always present around and within you. I translated this feeling through the Red String of Fate.