![]() ![]() In the age of social media, I think we begin to take some of our relationships for granted, and we don’t necessarily value those close to us as we should. ![]() Regarding the content, I wanted to do something about self-appreciation and emotion. The timing also coincided with me wanting to create a personal project that was more than just pretty visuals. Hidden was born from some style frames I created for another project which sadly didn’t get chosen. It also serves as a way of not being in front of a screen all day.Ĭan you briefly describe your inspiration for Hidden? Being able to be on location, physically see what I want to capture and make creative decisions as to how I want to do that capture helps to inform how I create similar images in the computer. It’s somewhat of a similar but different process, instead of creating, you’re capturing. When doing a 3D based piece, there is a process you must go through to materialise the image in your mind, in live action it’s instant. Since going freelance in 2016, I’ve had the chance to work with companies such as Method, Psyop, MPC, Buck, Apple and most recently Cash App.ĭoes using personal projects to express yourself in film making have a positive impact, if any, to your 3D Design and VFX career? Notably, I had the chance to work on the Main Title for Manhattan which won the 2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design. I landed a job at Imaginary Forces before graduating where I honed my skills. This triggered a snowball effect of learning which quickly led me to After Effects and Cinema 4D.Īfter some deliberation as to what I wanted to study at school (it was between Software Engineering and Graphic Design) I enrolled in a BFA program at the Savannah College of Art of Design and moved to the United States in 2010. I quickly fell deep into the rabbit hole of photo manipulation. At this point, around the age of 18, I rediscovered a love for photoshop. I never thought of art as a serious career until I graduated high school as my studies always focused on Sciences. ![]() This morphed into a passion for drawing which eventually led me to open photoshop around the age of 15. Like most kids, I loved cartoons growing up. I kind of stumbled into Motion Design by accident. I’m a Senior Cinema 4D Generalist/Designer currently based in New York City that’s originally from Trinidad and Tobago. Hidden is an emotive piece of film making based on the thoughts and feelings of which we hide from one another. Each of the figures in the film represent an emotion fear - chains, love and affection - crystals, greed and ambition - gold, and joy and happiness - flowers.Ĭan you tell us a bit about yourself, Sekani and how you got into motion graphics and VFX? Last year, Sekani Soloman created a full CG short film. ![]()
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