Deep Down is a new song and short film by Maciek Janicki. A man materializes in a foreign world and begins his journey walking towards the center of a fantastical city.
The architecture lies somewhere between modern San Francisco and a 70’s dream of the future. Pipes, pumps and cables, like veins, flow through the city. Bold colors, solid shapes and rhythmical movements create hallucinogenic visuals.
The entire fabric of the city is made from vibrating and pulsating elements. The film is one big sonic sculpture.
When I composed Deep Down I always had the visuals in the back of my mind. The first step in creating the film was to sketch a high level map of the city and the various elements that make it up.
To create an organic and unpredictable feel to the animation I designed the world to move and react automatically. I divided the track into separated stems — one .wave file for each instrument, and used the Cinema 4D sound effector with some basic scripting to link sound frequencies with various parameters and animations. This approach led to a lot of surprising results, and ultimately ended up being a really fun experience.
The biggest challenge during the process was keeping everything organised. I used layers and bake dynamics with multi-instances to ensure that I could run the project at the highest frame rate possible.
This music and video release is a fully self funded project and I would be very grateful if any of you would like to demonstrate your support by wearing it on your chest. I always feel very honoured when I see people wearing my graphics, thanks! — SHOP
