A father must confront an eternal storm to reunite with his daughter, and learn that man must tame his past before he conquers his future. Made by 2 people over the course of 1 year, Atheum's Way is an animated music video by New Zealand based production house Sakowski Studios, to the music of Solstate. Directed, composited and animated by Aleksander Sakowski, illustrated by Linhan Ye, music by Troy Mckubre. Composited and animated entirely in After Effects with some minor sail simulations done in Maya. The eternal storm in Atheum's Way is representative of the hardest challenges we face in life. One can not wait for the storm to pass, because there will always be another brewing. Facing those challenges teaches us the most about ourselves, and in the last leg of our journey we will face our greatest obstacles. The machine serpent is a reflection of this ultimate challenge. Generations ago, these man made monsters were created as tools of war; after we lost control of them they became their own masters. Now after years of battles and navigating the oceans, this one has lost its eyes and attacks anything that crosses its path. If our most advanced machines are guided to war, would it be no surprise that once they are intelligent, war is all they will know? Humans have trouble showing empathy for their own kind let alone other thinking creatures, and machines are a reflection of us. If we create them in the name of war, war is what we will receive. The father must confront this challenge, and tame the blind beast. Thanks to Liam Williams, Loic Yearbury, James Aldous and Jesse Meha for lending a hand when things got heavy, and special thanks to Troy Mckubre for his insurmountable patience. www.sakowskistudios.com www.solstate.bandcamp.com www.chlinhan.carbonmade.com
Rig and Compositing Breakdowns - www.sakowskistudios.com/atheums-way
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Aleks Sakowski Presents The Parallel Dance Ensemble - Coco Soild and Bobbi Soxx In Turtle Pizza Cadillacs A Laser jungle sci fi time space mix mash
The Making of Turtle Pizza Cadillacs Directed by Aleksander Sakowski Music By - The Parallel Dance Ensemble
Move - Concord Dawn ft. JDubs Directed by Aleksander Sakowski Shot on a Casio EX-FH25 www.sakowskistudios.com
Music New Way Home - Mirror Video - Sakowski Studios
Video by Sakowski Studios Music - Concord Dawn Ft. Thomas Oliver - These Prison Walls
Music video for "Parasomnia" - State of Mind - Production By Sakowski Studios Executive Producer/ Director /DOP - Aleksander Sakowski Production Manager - Lissandra Leite Actor - Christian Oertel CG Supervisor/ Lighting/ Composting - Oliver Hilbert Kreature Modeling/ Rigging/ Animation - Leon Woud CG Assets - Donald Bradford CG Assets - Ryan Ware Rotoscope - Aksh Malik Editor - Aleksander Sakowski VFX Assist - Simon Heath Lighting Assist - Damon Kahi Grip - Jay McDaniel Camera Assist - Jonathon Laing Set Assist - Mike Aslin
Gangsta bootlegged film from China
Scalpers first music video - Black Glory From the album "Flesh and Bones" Direction and Cinematography by Aleksander Sakowski Shot on Canon 7d
Director/Editor- Alan Morrison DOP/Producer - Aleksander Sakowski Music - Trei ft. Thomas Oliver
Tiki & Sambora Music Video Executive Producer - Aleksander Sakowski Production Manger/producer - Lissandra Leite Director - Alan Morrison DOP - Uros Zuraj CG supervisor Aleksander Sakowski Modeling and Texturing - Branden Jennings Rigging and animation - Eddie Hoyle Lighting and rendering - Oliver Hilbert Editor - Alan Morrison Grading - Aleksander Sakowski Cineslider Supplied by Kessler Cranes www.sakowskistudos.com www.tikidub.com www.kesslercrane.com
Solstate - Great Indian Rock Festival Tour (October - November 2009) Shot and Chopped by Aleksander Sakowski Filmed on CANON 7D Len's 18 - 250mm Tamron 50 mm Canon Prime 18 - 55mm IS Canon This was my first piece of media filmed on my canon 7d. 2 days before we embarked I had a bike accident and tore 2 ligaments in my right shoulder. Dope up on codeine and delirious from jet lag, I followed SOLSTATE's tour of the Great Indian Rock Festival 2009. Pune, Delhi and Bangalore. Field testing the Canon 7D for the first time, I ran it through its paces, multiple lighting conditions, and environments. The camera blew my mind about as much as India did. Over all A+ tour and A+ Camera.
Music video for State of Minds - Sunking Directed by Aleks Sakowski
State of Minds music video - Space Surfer Directed by Aleks Sakowski
Music video for Coco Solids - Crime Fighters Directed by Aleks Sakowski Thanks to all the animators Mayana Sipes, Kimberly Munn, Shaun Madgwich, Zelda Murry, Pritika Lal, Chirs Edmonds, Melissa West, Anthony Lee, Anaya Nubati, Julia Chung, Paul Edgar bird.
Toilet man experiences his inner self