SHHH

2024

CGI / PROCEDURAL / CHARACTER / GEOMETRY NODES / CINEMATIC

SYNOPSIS

The piece came out of the sudden urge to sketch out a dream I recently had (I posted the sketch on my story a while ago).

The lore revolves around a face-shifting persona who appears in the crowd before someone's about to disappear. Known as "the collector", it reveals its face only to its recipient about to pay their blood debts.

Collecting blood debts, but why? The world is filled with people who did not hesitate before committing someone to death for their selfish gains, striking a deal with the collector. Little did they know, it would come for them when it was time. But how can it be at all places at once?

Truth is, the collector itself was a victim of the blood debt who found a loophole to strike another deal with the devil. Ultimately, becoming the collector itself and turning everyone it faces into one. It allows them to coexist with the same conscience and carry out their everlasting command.

DIALOGUE

Shhh, there's no point running away from me. Don't worry, it'll all be over now.

THE PROCESS

The creation involved workflow between Daz 3D for the character pose and Blender for the rest of the scene. Sprinkling a bit of geometry node magic brought those intricating following strands around the character. After the rendering, the compositing was finished in After Effects.