This main title piece is inspired by Coraline, a stop-motion fantasy film known for its eerie atmosphere and handmade visual style. As a child, I always imagined other worlds and what might exist beyond what I could see, and when I first watched the film, it spoke directly to that mix of fear and curiosity. The contrast between wonder and darkness inspired me and became the foundation of this project.
The challenge was to build an immersive and unsettling atmosphere that captured Coraline’s blend of wonder and fear, while still supporting a smooth, continuous one-shot sequence. For the treatment, I planned a fluid camera journey that moves between environments, shifting between reality and dreamlike spaces.
For this project, I built a range of props to recreate Coraline’s handcrafted aesthetic. I modeled and animated the jumping mice, textured the magical off flowers to enhance the surreal atmosphere, and animated the human characters with expressive poses and gestures that reflect the stop-motion-inspired style of the sequence.
I designed multiple scenes, refining composition and lighting as the camera evolved to create a cohesive, cinematic flow.
For the typography, I blended a textured sans serif with a calligraphy-inspired typeface to balance the film’s handcrafted charm with a slightly eerie, storybook quality.
Credits :
Mix Sun: Concepting, World Building, Character Animation, Animation, Post-Production
Yika Yan: Concepting, World Building, Animation
Julia Fu Tsz Yan: Sound Design
Programs: Cinema 4D, Redshift, After Effects, Illustrator, Nomad, Photoshop