TERRAFORM

Project Overview: Developed as a cinematic exercise, "Terraform" is a fast-paced experimental short that flips expectations about alien invasion. Set in a rainy, dystopian world created in Unreal Engine, the piece opens with ships descending upon a cityscape, only to reveal in the final moments that it’s humans who are invading an alien planet. With a focus on atmospheric worldbuilding, visual storytelling, and a twist ending, the project blends real-time digital environments, motion capture, and stock animation to deliver a full narrative arc.

[Client]

Academic Project

[Year]

2023

[Services]

Concept Development · Environment Creation · Scene Layout · Weather Simulation · Niagara FX · Camera Animation · Video Editing · Sound Design · Foleys · Audio Mixing · Compositing

[Catagory]

Academic

Project Objectives:

Create a short cinematic piece showcasing storytelling skills and technical foundations
Deliver a self-contained narrative using virtual production workflows
Execute the project under time constraints as a side production to a larger final project

Project Scope

Role & Tools:

Role: VFX, Audio, Postproduction
Tools Used: Unreal Engine, Niagara, Mixamo, After Effects · Premiere Pro
Context: Academic project, delivered as a timed challenge

Tasks Executed:

Simulated rain, lightning, and flying debris using Niagara
Built the city environment
Directed and animated the intro shot
Edited the full sequence including pacing, titles, and visual rhythm
Created the full soundscape from scratch, including foley, ambiences, and mixdown
Delivered final export with audio sync, music and narrative timing

Target Audience:

Classroom presentation with potential for use in reels showcasing quick-turnaround production under pressure

Results:

A two-minute experimental short crafted in under 48 hours, demonstrating the ability to deliver high-concept storytelling with limited time and resources through efficient use of real-time tools and postproduction workflows.