In an otherworldly, haunting atmosphere. Reactor by Woodkid

17/12/2022. [MUSIC VIDEO] by Saad Moosajee
metalocus, ANDRÉS BLANCO

Saad Moosajee directs the video for Woodkid - the musical alter-ego of Yoann Lemoine. Playing out like a duet between human forces and aggressive machinery, the video for Reactor is set in the future inside a volcanic megastructure.

Breathtaking textures amalgamate in an otherworldly, haunting atmosphere, the film took over a year to create and combines Unreal Engine live choreography recorded with motion capture technology and keyframe animation.

Reactor by Woodkid

The team consisted of three production artists, including lead animator Daniel Callaby and technical director James Bartolozzi, who made it possible for a small team of artists to do all of the visual effects work.

“We approached the VFX for this music video through the lens of an animated feature film workflow, developing custom production tools and software to visualize such a unique story and landscape."

Saad Moosajee

Woodkid. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT.

Credits.-

Director & Lead Designer.- Saad Moosajee

Producer.- Reef Oldberg

Executive Producers.- Melodie Saba, Helene Segol
Technical Director.- James Bartolozzi
Lead Animator.- Daniel Callaby
Animator.- Paul Lavau

Designer, Character & Concept Artist.- Chanyu Chen
Designer & Concept Artist.- Zuheng Yin
Dance & Choreography.- Maya Man
Storyboard.- Ming Wang, Bihan Liao
3D Modelers.- Mike Altman, JD Gardner
Texturing.- Pierre Juge
Rigging TD.- Lee Wolland

Houdini Lava Development.- Thomas Marque
Software & Pipeline Engineering.- James Bartolozzi
Motion Capture.- Silver Spoon Animation
Supporting Dancer.- Zhoutong Qi
Typography.- Min Kim

Special Thanks
Sam Mason, Andrew Herzog, Sam Davis, Connor Bailey