Inspired by Visual Music, this  video  for Tennyson’s L'oiseau qui danse

was entirely created with particles (Custom AE expressions by Dan Ebberts).

 

"Brilliant and beautiful video (...) a wonder of CGI and Particle FX" (Promonews)

"Mesmerizing, gorgeous abstract video" (Animation World Network) / "Phenomenal motion graphics" (Trapcode)

(More reviews here, interview for Animation World Network there, and Reddit AMA on r/AfterEffects)

 

Best in Show Award at SIGGRAPH Asia Tokyo

Best Music Video at Discover Film Awards and Film Invasion L.A

Selected & screened at BFI Southbank  (British Film Institute / London) for BUG

at Barbican for the London International Animation Festival and outdoors in Downtown Denver for  Supernova

Main topic of the SIGGRAPH Winner Talk Session at the Tokyo International Forum

and selected at SIGGRAPH 2023, part of the SIGGRAPH 50th anniversary celebration.

 

Taking off.

L’oiseau qui danse won the Best In Show Award at SIGGRAPH Asia Tokyo

3D origami bird tutorial published in 3D Artist #121.

If you're not familiar with Tennyson and want to know more,

this lovely short is a good place to start:

Tennyson is on Bandcamp, Spotify and Soundcloud.