Approach:
This is an animated short that is a work in progress. It is a passion piece that illustrates how sight, symbolized by light, guides and awakens us, ultimately allowing us to connect with our world.

This project originated as an illustration of eyesight as a gift. The reference to Eos is to the beliefs about vision held by the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that Theia, as the goddess of light, brought sight, and that light shone from men’s eyes to illuminate the world. Eos, the daughter of Theia, is the goddess of the dawn. The narrative follows Eos as she is awoken and guided by the wisps of the forest to a mysterious source of power. The wisps nudge her to connect with this power, ultimately freeing her from her shell and endowing her with the gift of illumination. Eos is subsequently guided to even greater power.

        

Approach:
This is an animated short that is a work in progress. It is a passion piece that illustrates how sight, symbolized by light, guides and awakens us, ultimately allowing us to connect with our world.

This project originated as an illustration of eyesight as a gift. The reference to Eos is to the beliefs about vision that the ancient Greeks had. The Greeks believed that Theia, as the goddess of light, brought sight, and that light shone from men’s eyes to illuminate the world. Eos, the daughter of Theia, is the goddess of the dawn. The narrative follows Eos as she is awoken and guided by the wisps of the forest to a mysterious source of power. The wisps nudge her to connect with this power, ultimately freeing her from her shell and endowing her with the gift of illumination. Eos is subsequently guided to even greater power.

        

Roles:
Director: Dillon King
Animators: Dillon King, Daniel Kwon
Designers: Dillon King, Daniel Kwon, Grace Jo
Concept Artists: Grace Jo, Christina Ha

        

Roles:
Director: Dillon King
Animators: Dillon King, Daniel Kwon
Designers: Dillon King, Daniel Kwon, Grace Jo
Concept Artists: Grace Jo, Christina Ha

        

Music:
Lifeformed - The Color of Space

        

Music:
Lifeformed - The Color of Space

      

Storyboard:
The narrative follows Eos as she is guided by the wisps to connect to a mysterious source of power. They nudge her to connect with this power. By doing this she ultimately is freed her from her shell and endowed with the gift of illumination.

      

Storyboard:
The narrative follows Eos as she is guided by the wisps to connect to a mysterious source of power. They nudge her to connect with this power. By doing this she ultimately is freed her from her shell and endowed with the gift of illumination.

      

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Environmental Reference:
Inspiration was found in assets that would represent such basic elements as trees, rocks, and sources of light. These would populate the unformed and mostly dark world that Eos inhabits before gaining the power of sight and illumination.

       

Environmental Reference:
Inspiration was found in assets that would represent such basic elements as trees, rocks, and sources of light. These would populate the unformed and mostly dark world that Eos inhabits before gaining the power of sight and illumination.

       

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Lighting Reference:
Lighting was conceived to be warm and glowing. The light becomes a guiding character in the narrative.

       

Lighting Reference:
Lighting was conceived to be warm and glowing. The light becomes a guiding character in the narrative.

       

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Look Development:
Contrast of light and dark was central to the look development. Grainy texture enhanced and highlighted the difficulty of struggling without light and sight.

       

Look Development:
Contrast of light and dark was central to the look development. Grainy texture enhanced and highlighted the difficulty of struggling without light and sight.

       

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Concept Art:
The ideas for the setting and movement of characters through the setting was explored in multiple ways.

       

Concept Art:
The ideas for the setting and movement of characters through the setting was explored in multiple ways.

       

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© 2019 Dillon King

© 2019 Dillon King