The Clown Film
Silvan Ghahri
See it On Campus: Level 1
Video on demand screening cinema in room D1375
Visitor InfoTrailer
Duration: 2 min 47s
Medium: 2D/ 3D Animation
Logline
Two clowns are exploring under a bridge when they stumble across a mysterious sculpture. The sculpture transfers the clowns into a video game world, and to escape they must defeat the sculpture.
Artist’s Statement:
In my final semester of 2D + Experimental Animation at Emily Carr, I developed a strong interest in 3D animation. For my grad film, The Clown Film, I combined 2D and 3D techniques to tell a story based on a real-life experience. In the animated version, two clowns discover a strange statue under a bridge that suddenly comes to life and pulls them into a video game world. I used Unreal Engine for making the final renders, Maya for the modeling, and Blender for the 3D animation, Toon Boom Harmony for the 2D animation, and Premier Pro for compositing. This project gave me the chance to experiment with a hybrid workflow, challenge myself creatively, and learn new tools along the way.
Project Stills
Inspiration, Concept Art, and Behind The Scenes
Inspiration from Iron Workers Bridge
Concept Art
Maya, Substance Painter texturing, Unreal Engine 5, Blender
Credits
Director: Silvan Ghahri
Music and Sound Design: Silvan Ghahri
3D animation: Madeleine Yiu, Silvan Ghahri
3D Modeling, Rigging, Texturing, Lighting, Compositing: Silvan Ghahri
2D animation: Silvan Ghahri
2D Composer: Silvan Ghahri, Kirsten Mills
Graffiti artist : Save, Inate, August Mesic, Kirsten Mills, Nova Encinas, Viva D Anna, Silvan Ghahri
