Paul Keyrouz

← All work 008 The Weary Watcher

A guardian angel, finally at rest.

Type
School project, 3D cinematic short
Length
1 min 25 s
Tools
Cinema 4D, After Effects, Mixamo and ElevenLabs
Scope
Story, storyboard, 3D and motion

01  The brief

Create a 3D animation from your own imagination and fantasy.

02  The story

A guardian angel returns, after endless journeys, to the place he has long awaited.

03  The idea

Hold a single moment between absence and presence, duty and rest, through light, scale and silence.

04  The approach

Storyboard first, then built in Cinema 4D, finished in After Effects, with Mixamo for the character and ElevenLabs for the narration.

01

Storyboard and visual direction

Each frame is built around composition and emotional clarity, guiding the viewer with light, scale and silence. The lone figure against the vast environment makes the story feel both intimate and monumental.

02

Tools and techniques

Built in Cinema 4D and After Effects, with character animation through Mixamo and narration generated with ElevenLabs, giving the piece a calm, otherworldly voice.

Behind the scenes in Cinema 4D.
Building the set in Cinema 4D.
Modelling the path and the dome.
Compositing in After Effects.