Ekstase — Animated Short

Ekstase — Animated Short

A 3D animated short film: the energy of music triggers a euphoria in which the inner self escapes and reshapes the exterior.

TL;DR

Ekstase is a 3D animated short produced by a 6-person student team at Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart over about three months. I directed and worked as technical director, shading/texturing, rendering, and compositing artist.

Overview

The energy of the music triggers an euphoria. The inner self escapes, becomes visible, and changes the original exterior. Ecstasy begins.

Ekstase is a 3D animated short produced by students of Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart (Stuttgart Media University) over a roughly three-month production, October 2019 to January 2020.

My Role

I directed the film and worked as technical director, shading/texturing artist, in rendering and compositing.

Team

  • Niko Pallas — Director, TD, Shading/Texturing, Rendering, Compositing
  • Carina Thom — Producer, Modeling, Animation/Simulation, Lighting, Rendering
  • Sofia Purkert — Co-Director, Editing, Animation/Simulation, Compositing, Sound Design
  • Denise Reichert — Animation/Simulation, Blocking, Compositing, Lighting, Camera
  • Niklas Kammel — Camera, Lighting, Modeling, Blocking, Texturing
  • Nico Frank — Camera, Lighting, Editing, Animatic
  • Finn Max Röpcke — Music, Sound Design
Tools
Autodesk Maya Arnold Nuke Adobe Suite