Max Waechter Music Video

Working Journal of the process of creating the music video for Them Wolves song, Max waechter. - by Nathan Clarke

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W.I.P animatic now featuring some footage and images from shoot in crypt 

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First Paralax scene animated. 

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Clip of live action from shoot, located in the bedfords crypt in norwich.

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due to quality of footage from roterscope i decided to change the scene into the shadow of the wolves, due to time it would have taken to get the figure correct and to high enough standard. i am much happier with this outcome and think it will play the metaphor of the fighters being wolves better.

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background 

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start of detail

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base colour outlines

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Wolves fighting outlines

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Final frame of wolf head 

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stage 3 - shaded colour added

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stage 2 - initial base colour added

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Stage 1 - outlines for wolf close up animation

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Animatic version 1 

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Story Board for first minute and half of song. the video starts with two fighters establishing this fight scene as they challenge one another. later developing into a brutal alpha male fight to the death,  and transforming into wolves fighting one another for the alpha position.

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displacement mapping test

creating a 3D looking image from just a static 2d image using Photoshop and After Effects

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As I went to the town To pick up some new shoes So that my feet may Not rot ------------------------------ I remove them from the box And stuff my rigid feet inside But they did not fit Not my size ------------------------------ I remove them from the box Stuff my rigid feet inside But they did not fit Not my size ------------------------------ But I'm not gonna return them They were nice shoes They keep me well And I trusted them And now I'm forced to walk through shit Cos my streets covered in it But I will not relent They keep me going ------------------------------ Hey!

Them Wolves - Max waechter

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1st Key Visual for Video.  

Scratchy wolfs head to be drawn frame by frame on top of footage.

dark minimal lighting

heavy vignette to footage, leaving background almost entirely black.