One thing you must know about Tartarus is whatever they want, will be taken. Their servants–Titans– impose this deity’s limitless will, with no guilt, shame, or challenge. It has been like this since the beginning of time. Until now, when primordial tears announce the end of the Eternal. This short film follows the deity Tartarus’ force of conquest, destruction, and renewal.
This piece started with a raging need to let creative energy take some shape. After a psychedelic creative trip and several months of lockdown, the team was looking for a project that could challenge their skills and understanding of their own craft.
After days of pitching ideas back and forth between team members, an initial narrative concept started to fall into place. The animatic came naturally, too: a reflexive, tranquil pace that let one dwell on the excruciating amount of little details they would be animating.
Clocking in at around 2 minutes, with few shots, complex designs and subtle actions, Clubcamping knew animation had to be challenging but survivable, so they set themselves up for “traumatizing”:
1- Economize. Animate at the lowest frame rate possible to force them to carefully draw each pose and set the right exposition for each keyframe so as to make the acting look fluid.
2- Be creative with the animation ideas, but don’t go beyond the tone suggested and inspired by the styleframes.
The end result was a collaborative process between the entire Clubcamping team and some of their talented friends who brought exciting ideas and helped the team create a subtle piece blooming with detail and cosmic energy.
