We were asked to make a mask for the music artist Adiel. We were given footage and a sketch of this decoration. I made a headpiece, optimized it for animation, and designed animations taking into account the tight deadlines. Daniel did the tracking, all the animation, and compositing.
In 2 weeks we made a 3D model, tracking on 4 shots, animation of the appearance and movement of elements, 4K rendering for a total of 47 seconds of video.
Modeling Process
I had the opportunity to enjoy interpreting the given sketch as it was the starting point. I relied on tribal, folk oriental, bio and techno trends in jewelry.
We had several iterations of changes to the placement and proportions of elements, as well as their materials, so the final look of the mask was a collective effort between the musician, the creative director, and me.
Animation Process
On his YouTube channel, Daniel shares the intricacies of tracking the head of Adiel from the footage with no markers and the physics-based rig of the mask with the help of node-based procedural geometry tools.
Credits
Music Label: Danza Tribale
Music: ADIEL
Creative Direction, VFX supervisor: Alessandra Leone 
Production Assistant: Moira Garee 
Director of Photography/Camera: Julian Moser
MuA (MakeUpArtist): Samantha Pottmaier
3D Modeling/Look Development: Nadiia Plyamko
3D Animation/Rendering: Daniel Sherekin
Color Grading: Agustin Melfi