Revisit the world of Akira in this must-see short. Plus breakdown the entire process with hours of behind-the-scenes videos.
Designers Ash Thorp and Zaoeyo (XiaoLin Zeng) teamed up to create an absolutely beautiful tribute to Akira. Watch their short, Akira Awaken.
The tribute was a collaborative project that took over a year to create. For those wanting more, there is so much more content.
The Akira Awaken website not only includes the jaw-dropping renders and comparisons to original stills, but also hours of behind-the-scenes breakdowns.
Image via Ash Thorp / Zaoeyo.
Watch as the team shows you what went into creating each shot from the short. They’ll show you their sketches, as well as Cinema 4D and After Effects project files.
Image via Ash Thorp / Zaoeyo.
The guys tell you all about their challenges creating certain scenes, and having to turn to online tutorials and Wikipedia articles to help them learn.
Image via Ash Thorp / Zaoeyo.
Here’s a look at the first breakdown. There are a total of 26! Watch all of the videos on the Process section of the Akira Awaken site.
There are also some on set photos and a breakdown of the team shooting organic fluids for the project.
Image via Ash Thorp / Zaoeyo.
(If you are interested in playing with and compositing these type of fluid elements, I had the pleasure of making some free fluid elements with the team over at RocketStock. You can go download 19 free 4K fluids in their Nebula pack.)
Project Credits:
- Tribute by – Ash Thorp & Zaoeyo
- Score by – Pilot Priest
- Character Modeler – Raf Grassetti
- Photography – The Joelsons
- Website by – Oblio
- Special Thanks –
Be sure to head over to the Akira Awaken website for all the in-depth videos.
Image via Ash Thorp / Zaoeyo.
Want more?
If you are interested in more like this, check out our interview with Ash Thorp, in which he showed us how he created a cyberpunk western for Nike.
GIF via Ash Thorp / NIKE.
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