SOLVE THIS RIDDLE: What is Modern But Never Sick, & Always Round But Never Infinite? (2020)
Animation: After Effects, Photoshop, Cinema4D — ACT I music by Ben Sound | ACT II: music by JR Tundra and Sir Cubworth | ACT III music by Sir Cubworth; simulation of neutron stars merging made available to the public domain thanks to the good folks at NASA
'SOLVE THIS RIDDLE' is a three chapter vignette story inspired by sensational AI-generated tweets from @MagicrealismBot, developed by Chris and Ali Rodley. Earlier in my research I read through MagicRealismBot's feed and stitched together a narrative of sorts, referencing magic worlds accessed through a forbidden bite of pumpkin; fortune tellers who forewarn of your death by golem-eating; and an ostrich who lay eggs that hatch teapots containing all the terrible and sublime forces of the cosmos.
FANTASTIC DELIGHTS (2019)
Animation: After Effects and Photoshop — ACT I music: “Treefingers” by Radiohead; ACT II music: James Horner; ACT III sounds: found sounds
Made in response to a simple response - build three worlds.