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INVISIBLE CITIES
2025
the brief
Create an animation following the moral of Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities."
software
After Effects
credits
Design, Karla Robledo
Animation, Karla Robledo
Voiceover, Isabella Lee
styleframes
process
I chose the city Valdrada because I was intrigued by the intial concept of a mirrored city, opting for a collage and graphic design rationale to emphasize my moral: focusing only on surface level observations robs us of fulfillment and individuality. With inspiration from Tom McCarten, I began experimenting with different compositions and icon/index/symbol treatments. The animation was done in After Effects, compiled with collage elements, shape layers, and integrated video footage. I worked heavily with the 3D camera to achieve the parallax effects.
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