Portal Harmony is ETC pitch project of an animated music video using motion capture as a link between film and game, following the narrative of the song, “This Time” by local Pittsburgh band- Brightside.
The three-minute long animation will be constructed and rendered in Unreal Engine.
Our goal is to create a high-quality rendered animation within Unreal Engine and gain experience within the virtual production pipeline.
The music video will revolve around Emma, a burnt-out painter lacking inspiration and her journey to reconnect with her sense of imagination.
This project began purely as a student pitch project surrounding linking motion-capture and Unreal Engine. Our project was approved by faculty with the advice to shift to the final deliverable being a music video. The story could follow the narrative of the song versus creating something from scratch– which would need more time.
As a pitch team, we don’t have a client, but instead set learning/completion goals as a team. We wanted to gain experience within a virtual production tool such as Unreal Engine, and have a product that is both visually interesting and cohesive with the music.