Sam Suyko

Audiovisual Art
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I created this 3D music video/visualizer for the song 'White Ferrari' by Frank Ocean.

White Ferrari

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This video was created as my visual interpretation of the song 'White Ferrari' by Frank Ocean. It connects some of the visual themes that Frank has presented with his work with my own ideas and art direction. For this project, I wanted to make a 3D video that felt like a real music video, with a sense of direction, cinematography, and composition. I obsessed over details like lighting, camera movement, etc., to ensure everything felt natural. Working in 3D also allows me to do things that I currently couldn't normally do, like surround a character in multi-million dollar cars or have a character sit in a field filled with cherry blossom trees. The ability to create whatever I want has driven my growing interest in 3D, and I hope to translate that into a creative career in the music industry.

Main character driving car at night with his partner, this shot focuses on the main character, facing down at his legs as he drives. Recorded on a VHS tape, symbolizing a past experience

The main character drives a car at night with his partner; this shot focuses on the main character facing down at his legs as he drives. Recorded on a VHS tape, symbolizing an experience

Shot of main character alone on the right side of the car. Left car door is opened. Right street light is broken.

Shot of the main character alone on the right side of the car. The left car door is opened. The right street light is broken

Shot of main character alone inside car, right side. As the video progresses in this shot, a mystical figure appears in the left seat, representing that lost partner

Shot of the main character alone inside a car, right side. As the video progresses in this shot, a mystical figure appears in the left seat, representing that lost partner

Main character alone in field, with a white phone booth in the center. This shot begins the sequence of more abstract shots, as the character falls into a drug trip from this point onward

Main character alone in field, with a white phone booth in the center. This shot begins the sequence of more abstract shots, as the character falls into a drug trip from this point onward

Abstract shot of partner looking into camera with song lyrics on the bottom. I keep the partner mostly mysterious throughout this video, occasionally showing shots/close-ups of her face. The texture of this shot was created by playing the original render on my monitor at a very low resolution, and using a DSLR camera with a macro lens to record the monitor. This gives that pixel-like texture that's present in this shot, as well as some others in the video

Abstract shot of partner looking into camera with song lyrics on the bottom. I keep the partner mostly mysterious throughout this video, occasionally showing shots/close-ups of her face. The texture of this shot was created by playing the original render on my monitor at a very low resolution, and using a DSLR camera with a macro lens to record the monitor. This gives that pixel-like texture that's present in this shot, as well as some others in the video

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