ROC MARCIANO & THE ALCHEMIST - "THE ELEPHANT MANS BONES" OFFICIAL VIDEO
In another instance of building a stylistic world around a starting point, as soon as I saw the album cover for Roc Marciano and Alchemist’s new album ‘Elephant Man’s Bones’ by the amazing artist Kitasavi, I immediately saw the sculptures breaking apart, and re-forming in my mind. Analyzing the original art’s materials, I sought to explore a Claymation-like stylistic approach, creating nested compositions in After Effects that have moving clay patterns and distortion effects to create a stylistic ‘envelope’ of sorts that would bring nearly any assets into the established stylistic world. This video was widely heralded, and acclaimed, being picked to air on Adult Swim on Saturday Night’s most busy slot. As an animator, there simply is no higher honor.
Watch the finished video below.