Client
Personal project — 100%
Period
Nov - Dec 2023
Tools
Cinema 4D
Octane
Mixamo
After Effects
Services
Motion Design
Character Design
Cloth Simulation
Lighting
00 — Overview
01 — Objective
Communicate atmosphere and depth in a vertical format
02 — Design Criteria
BTF sequence: 300×1080 px · 5 seconds · 24 fps
03 — Deliverables
Storyboard · AI styleframes · 15-second concept film
Watch the work.
Future Toys
BTF Relay
Long photograph of the COEX vertical LED column at night, the BTF Relay loop running across the full facade — July 2024.
01 — Context
Build a world inside a narrow vertical frame.
The two pieces share a pipeline but solve different problems.
Future Toys imagines adults regressing into infancy.
BTF Relay translates Magritte’s frame into 3D space under a narrow aspect ratio and a short runtime.
02 — Approach
01
Future Toys — turning a premise into a scene
02
BTF Relay — designing for 300×1080 pixels
03
Adding restrained character movement
03 — Design Decisions
Key decisions and why they mattered
01 — Vertical composition
Layer sky, figures, frames, and ground from top to bottom
The output format shapes spatial relationships from the start.
Design Decisions · 01
BTF Relay
300×1080 px,
Magritte in 3D.
04 — Outcome
Outcomes and learning
I produced two vertical 3D motion pieces. BTF Relay was selected for public LED display in Seoul, including COEX Xpace Column.
Learning
Living and studying in Sweden introduced me to new cultural perspectives and surroundings that broadened my visual approach. I explored unfamiliar colors, compositions, and moods, taking my work in directions I hadn’t tried before.
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