DELTA-T

The project addresses serious themes such as bullying, broken relationships, and emotional isolation, portraying how repeated experiences gradually accumulate and manifest as an internal conflict. As time progresses, this growing pressure is represented as an escalating “war” within the child’s mind.

The focus of the project was on visual storytelling and atmosphere, using symbolic imagery and progression to communicate psychological states rather than explicit events. Through controlled pacing, staging, and transformation of elements, the project emphasizes the long-term impact of environmental influences and unresolved trauma. DELTA-T serves as both a conceptual and technical exploration, aiming to translate complex emotional and psychological processes into a clear and cohesive visual narrative.

An APEX rig was developed for both the character and its underlying skeleton, enabling consistent and flexible deformation across animation and shot variations. The project involved deforming groomed assets, maintaining rig stability, and integrating character motion with volumetric elements. In addition, extensive work was done on volumes and atmospheric effects, including layered dust and fine detail across a large number of shots. A key challenge was ensuring visual continuity and performance while handling the overall scope and complexity of the project, with an emphasis on scalable, production-ready workflows.