"Meteor" was a song released by Birmingham, England-based EDM artist Glow Beets, featuring singer, producer, and American Idol finalist Robbie Rosen on May 29th, 2020. I was given the opportunity to create an animated lyric video accompaniment in Adobe After Effects by the producer of the song, Glow Beets, of which was released on June 1st, 2020. This featured RGB splitting and keyframed displacements to give the lyric video a tone equivalent to that of its flashy, EDM genre.
development
Early in the storyboarding and ideation process, I had brainstormed an idea inspired by musician Porter Robinson's "Shelter" music video. This would've featured frame-by-frame animation centred around two characters with palettes reflective of Glow Beets' neon brand. However, this can really only be seen in the early storyboards, as the reality of a three-week deadline didn't allow time for complicated animation.
Landscape Shot Outline of Birmingham England
Backdrop Concept Art Outline of Glow Beets and Robbie Rosen
Pre-Chorus PNG - Heart
Pre-Chorus PNG - Hug
Pre-Chorus PNG - Meteor
Pre-Chorus PNG - Shooting Star
Final backdrop design.
Final backdrop composition. Used in verses.
Final cityscape concept.
Final cityscape composition. Used in chorus.
This project included a lot of experimenting with Adobe After Effects. Small elements such a 3-D-mapping and timing a wall of glass shattering were huge learning stamps for me.
3-D glass shattering animation test.