Between Light and Shadow

ROLE: Concept, Design, Photograph, Edit

COLLABORATORS: Michelle Wan

TOOLS USED: Camera, Photoshop, After Effects

ROLE: Concept, Design, Photograph, Edit

COLLABORATORS: Michelle Wan

TOOLS USED: Camera, Photoshop, After Effects

Project Brief

Project Brief

This project is an album trailer created for Gorillaz’s upcoming release The Mountain. The cinematic piece introduces the album’s atmosphere and musical tone through a cohesive visual language blending typography, light, shadow, and in-camera techniques.

Inspired by diverse cultural references, the visuals create an immersive and contemporary experience while supporting the band’s evolving visual identity across digital platforms.

This project is an album trailer created for Gorillaz’s upcoming release The Mountain. The cinematic piece introduces the album’s atmosphere and musical tone through a cohesive visual language blending typography, light, shadow, and in-camera techniques.

Inspired by diverse cultural references, the visuals create an immersive and contemporary experience while supporting the band’s evolving visual identity across digital platforms.

[Style Frames]

[Style Frames]

[Concept]

[Concept]

Keywords: Nature, Energy, Passion, Adventure, Brave, Tough 

Using optical abstractions, silhouettes, layered exposures, shadow play, and light through cutouts, each location creates a distinct visual atmosphere inspired by local motifs and Gorillaz's virtual world. Blending tradition with technology, techniques like light beams through paper cutouts, and overlapping projections will make the visuals feel analog, tactile, and cinematic.

[Behind The Scenes]

[Behind The Scenes]

Motion, illustration, and worlds in between.

Motion, illustration, and worlds in between.