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IRIE: Experimental Interactive Short Movie


IRIE is the final project of an interactive experimental short movie created by two of my friends and myself for our Design Studio 2 subject. The word 'Irie' comes from a Jamaican English slang, usually to express a general term of approval (nice, good, or pleasing). Although the plot of the movie is not as nice, good, or pleasing, we chose the word nevertheless because we want to emphasize on the expression and feelings to whoever is watching. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch profoundly inspires IRIE, and it also inspired by Love, Death + Robots: The Witness art style.

Here is a clip of how IRIE looks like.

brainstorming for the plot

first try on creating the neck slash

 

Since IRIE is a looping/endless movie, we couldn't really put in credits at the end of the video. So we decided to put our names on objects that can be seen throughout the beginning of the movie.

The artwork's background was created manually by utilizing a printed photo of an iPod, overlaid with drop acrylic paintings, and swirled around during the scanning process to create an abstract and glitch effect (inspired by @revolvingstyle).



As for the design aspect, we utilized these color palette and typeface to match the look and feel of the whole project. Other than that you can also listen to the curated songs we hand-picked for the movie on Spotify.

For a cleaner and more detailed look on this project, check our Behance.


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