Motion on Beats
A geometric motion graphic that started with a passion for syncing visuals with music.
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The idea
At first, the challenge was finding music that has good beats and is close to my musical taste. I chose this music because, in my mind, its beats were easy to visualise.
From the beginning I knew that I wanted to base my visuals on geometric shapes. At that time (2014), I started doing research on geometry, especially sacred geometry. I was fascinated by how geometry is present in every piece of nature, and I did a great amount of research to understand it as profoundly as possible.
When I started to make a storyboard based on the music, the real challenge began. I had so many beautiful geometric shapes that I wanted to use in my video, but I also needed a scenario that fitted the music. So I listened to the music over and over again and made various storyboards.
Research
Storyboard
I decided to draw my storyboard based on the Platonic solids, which I came across while studying geometry. They start with the tetrahedron and end with the icosahedron, and each of these three-dimensional shapes completes the last one. I used this geometric theory as the basis of my storyboard.
After I finished the storyboard, I started on the motion. I used Cinema 4D, After Effects and plugins like Plexus. I enjoyed the process very much and also loved the result, despite some imperfections.
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