Project
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Horns
Year
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2024 / 2025
Category
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Motion Design
Art Direction
Editing
Compositing
Creator
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Synopsis
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Horns is a conceptual title sequence designed to introduce a psychological thriller or horror series exploring themes of duality, identity decay and internal transformation. I wanted to evoke the feeling of descending into a dark, beast like, unknown force from a peaceful, almost embracing point of view.
Concept
This project acts as a visual metaphor for a descent into chaos. The bones act as a recurring motif, represent a force or feeling we dive into repeatedly, whether it’s guilt, rage, or something supernatural. Rather than literal storytelling, I leaned more towards abstraction and mood, reflecting that internal struggle through a dark color palette and liquids as the object of transformation. I wanted the visual style to reflect the nature of those feelings and their embrace. Bones and water, blood, liquids, reds and wooden tones.
Process
The project was created using After Effects, Cinema 4D for animating dynamic objects, and Red Giant plugins to add cinematic glows. For the ink transitions I used stock footage to create a difference matte between scenes. I rotoscoped the deer to allow the integration of live-action elements with the abstract background.
To achieve the layered, ghostly textures, I used a combination of blend modes, allowing elements to overlap without overwhelming the frame. The final color grade was completed with looks to achieve a cinematic palette, with subtle grain added for a vintage feel.
